Abbe Pierre
Abbe Pierre
Abbé Pierre, OFM Cap, GOQwas a French Catholic priest, member of the Resistance during World War II, and deputy of the Popular Republican Movement...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth15 August 1912
CountryFrance
asked beggars needed society
The question I asked Georges has now become a general one - You, who thought you were superfluous, who thought there was no place for you in society, not only are you not superfluous, you are needed and so those who were beggars become givers.
sunday church praying
It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act.
grace illness states
Illness has always brought me nearer to a state of grace.
people despair should
When they are assailed by despair, young people should let universal concerns into their lives.
family christian backgrounds
My family background was deeply Christian.
zoos heart fighting
What I would say to the young men and women who are beset by hopelessness and doubt is that they should go and see what is being done on the ground to fight poverty, not like going to the zoo but to take action, to open their hearts and their consciences.
seven-years keys years
Those seven years in the cloister were the key to my life.
charity share estates
I came from a wealthy family. I made over my share of the estate to various charities.
strong hands two
People are needed to take up the challenge, strong people, who proclaim the truth, throw it in people's faces, and do what they can with their own two hands.
training providence wells
Providence was well aware what lay ahead for me, and my Capuchin training was to prepare me for it.