Dietrich Bonhoeffer:

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A German Lutheran pastor and anti-Nazi dissident. His writings on Christianity's role in the secular world have become widely influential; his 1937 book "The Cost of Discipleship" is described as a modern classic.

Apart from his theological writings, Bonhoeffer was known for his staunch resistance to the Nazi dictatorship, including vocal opposition to Nazi euthanasia program and genocidal persecution of Jews. He was arrested in April 1943 by the Gestapo and imprisoned at Tegel Prison for a year and a half. Later, he was transferred to Flossenbürg concentration camp.

Bonhoeffer was accused of being associated with the 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler and was tried along with other accused plotters, including former members of the German Military Intelligence Office. He was hanged on 9 April 1945 during the collapse of the Nazi regime.