Valencia, Spain, Jan 11, 2012 / 12:05 pm
A Spain-based publisher released a graphic novel on the life of Blessed Jacob Gapp, a priest from Austria who was killed by the Nazis in Valencia during World War II.
“I Will Not Give In: The Life of Santiago Gapp,” was issued by SM Press in December of 2011 and illustrated by Valencian artist Pacosales.
The book features drawings and illustrations of the life of Blessed Gapp and is based on a biography written by Spanish priest Father Jose Maria Salaverri.
The Austrian martyr was born in Wattens in 1897 and after fighting in World War I in the country's armed forces, he joined the Marianists order and became a priest.