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L'Abbé Pierre is one of the great man in this century and his fight was totally awesome
I khnow that most of u might be don't khnow who he is or totally don't khnow him but this man is my idol and a really good example for ppl in this eath...
Abbé Pierre, the Roman Catholic priest who brought the fight for the homeless to the forefront of French public life and became one of the country's most beloved figures, died Monday at Val de Grâce military hospital in Paris. He was 94.
Born Henri Grouès on Aug. 5, 1912, in the southeastern city of Lyon to a well- to-do family, he became a Capuchin monk in 1930, pledging himself to a life of poverty. Frail health forced him to leave the monastery a few years later.
He took the name Abbé Pierre as a member of the French resistance in World War II in which he helped Jews escape the country.
He began his campaigns for the homeless in 1949 as a member of Parliament, encouraging solidarity over charity. In the harsh winter of 1954, after the death of a homeless woman in Paris, Abbé Pierre took to the airwaves to demand shelter and supplies for thousands of homeless people. That call for help is considered a milestone in the public perception of the homeless problem.
The chain of solidarity that arose from the call of 1954 grew to become an international organization, with charitable works in 41 countries. Its flagship operation, Emmaüs Communities, collects and refurbishes second-hand furniture and appliances to fund housing for the poor.
Abbé Pierre's work for the poor made him a familiar silhouette in his dark cape, beret and walking stick. He was vocal in denouncing the lack of political action in favor of the underprivileged.
After rejecting his promotion within the prestigious Légion d'Honneur, throughout most of the 1990s, Abbé Pierre was promoted to the honor's highest rank, the Grand Croix, in 2004. He also held the Croix de Guerre, 1939- 45, and the Médaille de la Résistance.
Abbé Pierre's image was somewhat tarnished when he announced his support for a writer, Roger Garaudy, whose 1996 book, "The Founding Myths of Israeli Politics" questioned the existence of the Holocaust. He eventually backed away from his controversial statements.
He also shook the Church establishment when he confessed to having had sexual relations with women as a priest and came out in support of married priests and the ordination of women in a book published in 2005. Despite these controversies, French television viewers in 2005 voted Abbé Pierre the third greatest French person of all times, after Charles de Gaulle and Louis Pasteur.
President Jacques Chirac said the death of Abbé Pierre was "a blow to the heart" of the entire country that had lost "an immense figure, a conscience, an incarnation of goodness."
He was awesome by all his act no matter where is it in this earth: France like Africa...
"Un sourire coûte moins cher que l'électricité mais donne autant de lumière" ------>"A smile is less expensive than electricity but gives as much light " (Abbé Pierre)
I khnow that most of u might be don't khnow who he is or totally don't khnow him but this man is my idol and a really good example for ppl in this eath...
Abbé Pierre, the Roman Catholic priest who brought the fight for the homeless to the forefront of French public life and became one of the country's most beloved figures, died Monday at Val de Grâce military hospital in Paris. He was 94.
Born Henri Grouès on Aug. 5, 1912, in the southeastern city of Lyon to a well- to-do family, he became a Capuchin monk in 1930, pledging himself to a life of poverty. Frail health forced him to leave the monastery a few years later.
He took the name Abbé Pierre as a member of the French resistance in World War II in which he helped Jews escape the country.
He began his campaigns for the homeless in 1949 as a member of Parliament, encouraging solidarity over charity. In the harsh winter of 1954, after the death of a homeless woman in Paris, Abbé Pierre took to the airwaves to demand shelter and supplies for thousands of homeless people. That call for help is considered a milestone in the public perception of the homeless problem.
The chain of solidarity that arose from the call of 1954 grew to become an international organization, with charitable works in 41 countries. Its flagship operation, Emmaüs Communities, collects and refurbishes second-hand furniture and appliances to fund housing for the poor.
Abbé Pierre's work for the poor made him a familiar silhouette in his dark cape, beret and walking stick. He was vocal in denouncing the lack of political action in favor of the underprivileged.
After rejecting his promotion within the prestigious Légion d'Honneur, throughout most of the 1990s, Abbé Pierre was promoted to the honor's highest rank, the Grand Croix, in 2004. He also held the Croix de Guerre, 1939- 45, and the Médaille de la Résistance.
Abbé Pierre's image was somewhat tarnished when he announced his support for a writer, Roger Garaudy, whose 1996 book, "The Founding Myths of Israeli Politics" questioned the existence of the Holocaust. He eventually backed away from his controversial statements.
He also shook the Church establishment when he confessed to having had sexual relations with women as a priest and came out in support of married priests and the ordination of women in a book published in 2005. Despite these controversies, French television viewers in 2005 voted Abbé Pierre the third greatest French person of all times, after Charles de Gaulle and Louis Pasteur.
President Jacques Chirac said the death of Abbé Pierre was "a blow to the heart" of the entire country that had lost "an immense figure, a conscience, an incarnation of goodness."
He was awesome by all his act no matter where is it in this earth: France like Africa... "Un sourire coûte moins cher que l'électricité mais donne autant de lumière" ------>"A smile is less expensive than electricity but gives as much light " (Abbé Pierre)
