kerk in consentratiekamp dachau. grijs beton met blauwe lucht

Titusjourney: Following the life of Titus Brandsma

04 March 2026 News item

During this journey we visit Dachau, the place where Titus Brandsma was murdered by the nazi's and München, the cradle of nationalsocialism. the trip will take place from thursday 14th of May untill sunday 17th off May (the weekend of ascensionday). We'll travel with two minivans. There are 16 spots for students to participate. We'll be staying in Meininger hotel München.

Practical information

Costs

The costs for this trip are 250,- euro per person. This includes travel costs, meals and accomodation.

Guidance

The trip is organised by p. Jos Geelen and ds. Marieke Fernhout, student chaplains at the Studentchaplaincy.

Information evening

On Wednesday evening, March 25th, at 6:00 PM, there will be a 1.5-hour information meeting about the Titus trip. We strongly encourage all interested students to attend! You can ask all your questions and meet fellow travelers.

Program

Thursday, May 14: Departure by minivan
Friday, May 15: Guided tour of Dachau, visit to the Versöhnungskirche and a moment of collective reflection
Saturday, May 16: City walk through Munich, visiting historically significant and emotionally charged sites, visit to the Munich City Museum, and a moment of collective reflection.
Sunday, May 17: Return journey, including a visit to the Kloster Waghäusel.

zwart-wit foto van Titus Brandsma met ketting

Following the life of Titus...

Titus Brandsma, professor and rector magnificus at Radboud University and our "Radboud Saint" since 2022, was murdered in the Dachau concentration camp in 1942 for his beliefs. Dachau was the first concentration camp built and used by the Nazis, initially to imprison political opponents of the Nazi regime. Later, Roma, homosexuals, resistance fighters, Jews, and a striking number of clergy were added. According to official sources, more than 3,000 priests, deacons, and bishops were imprisoned in Dachau. Protestant clergy, such as the Lutheran theologian Martin Niemöller, one of the leaders of the so-called Bekennende Kirche, were also imprisoned in Dachau.

zwart-wit foto mannen die in rijen marcheren met Adolf Hitler in het midden

Wij krijgen een rondleiding door kamp Dachau en staan stil bij de plek waar de barak stond waar Titus Brandsma verbleef gedurende zijn gevangenschap. Ook zullen we de Verzoeningskerk aandoen, die in de jaren ’60 werd gebouwd als symbool van vrede en verzoening.

Op een half uur rijden van Dachau ligt München, hoofdstad van de deelstaat Beieren en in de jaren na de Eerste Wereldoorlog het epicentrum van het ontstaan van het nazisme. In 1923 vond in München de zgn. Bierkellerputsch plaats, een staatsgreep waarbij Hitler en zijn volgelingen de macht in München trachtten te grijpen. Ook al werd deze staatsgreep in de kiem gesmoord, het vervolg van de geschiedenis is maar al te bekend.

In München krijgen we een rondleiding langs de plekken waar de nazi’s hun stempel op hebben gedrukt en bezoeken we het Münchner Stadtmuseum, waar de permanente tentoonstelling gewijd is aan opkomst en ondergang van Adolf Hitler en het nationaalsocialisme.

We'll take a tour of the Dachau concentration camp and pause at the site of the barracks where Titus Brandsma stayed during his captivity. We'll also visit the Church of Reconciliation, built in the 1960s as a symbol of peace and reconciliation.

A half-hour drive from Dachau lies Munich, the capital of Bavaria and the epicenter of the rise of Nazism in the years following World War I. In 1923, Munich witnessed the Bierkellerputsch, a coup in which Hitler and his followers attempted to seize power. Although this coup was nipped in the bud, the subsequent history is all too familiar.

In Munich, we'll take a tour of the places where the Nazis left their mark and visit the Munich City Museum, where the permanent exhibition is dedicated to the rise and fall of Adolf Hitler and National Socialism.

Contact information

Organizational unit: University Chaplaincy