![]() ![]() His top fellow conspirators consisted of an interesting assortment of characters including a wily butler, a Count, an English Major and a Princess. The Nazis tried everything, including kidnapping, to hire the Father from his sanctuary, little realizing that he slipped in and out at will. Henrictta Chevalier who eventually had housed hundreds in her small apartment and survived constant observation and a number of SS raids. ![]() From the steps of Vatican city, under the neutrally averted eyes of Pope Pius, Father O'Flaherty hustled and smuggled supplies, money and refugees to retreats all over the city. This man operated one of the most incredible underground rescue operations of the war.a network that eventually hid and cared for thousands of escapees of all nationalities. During the Nazi occupation of Rome, the most ""wanted"" man on the list was a tall gangly Irish priest named Monsignor Hugh Joseph. ![]()
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