Pierre, Abbe
From Astro-Databank
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| Birthname | Groues, Henri | ||
| born on | 5 August 1912 at 11:00 (= 11:00 AM ) | ||
| Place | Lyon, France, 45n45, 4e51 | ||
| Timezone | GMT h0w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   12°37'   03°57 Asc. 25°10'
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Biography
French Roman Catholic priest, ordained in 1938. In WW II he organized an escape route for Jews to Switzerland and formed resistance groups. After being detected and arrested by the Germans, he managed to escape. Abbe Pierre was the Founder of Emmaus, a non-profit organization with which he got 12,000 housing units built for the hungry and the cold, and set up communities to give shelter to the poor.
Events
- Work : New Career 1938 (Ordained a R.C. Priest)
Source Notes
Petitallot quotes B.C., Cadran No.3, 12/1993
Categories
- Vocation : Religion : Ecclesiastics/ western (R.C. Priest)
- Lifestyle : Financial : Philanthropist (Formed non-profit organization)
- Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator (Founder of Emmaus)
- Traits : Personality : Principled strongly
