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Illness has always brought me nearer to a state of grace.

Abbe Pierre

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Abbe Pierre
Age: 94 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 5
Died: 2007
Died: January 22
Catholic Priest
Clergyman
French Resistance Fighter
Friar Minor Capuchin
Politician
Theologian
Teheran
Abbe Pierre
Henri Grouès
Henri Groues
Henri Marie Joseph Grouès
Henri Marie Joseph Groues
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