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God does not ask for 'religious' art or 'Catholic' art. The art he wants for himself is Art, with all its teeth

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Jacques Maritain
Age: 90 †
Born: 1882
Born: November 18
Died: 1973
Died: April 28
Diplomat
Pedagogue
Philosopher
Writer
Paris
France
Teeth
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