Charles de Foucauld
(1858-1916)
French Catholic priest and hermit
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Charles Eugène de Foucauld, Viscount of Foucauld, (15 September 1858 - 1 December 1916), was a cavalry officer in the French Army, then an explorer and geographer, and finally a Catholic priest, hermit who lived among the Tuareg in the Sahara in Algeria. He was assassinated in 1916 and is considered by the Church to be a martyr. His inspiration and writings led to the founding of the Little Brothers of Jesus among other religious congregations. On 27 May 2020, Pope Francis cleared the way for his canonization at a future date.
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15 September 1858 Strasbourg, France
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1 December 1916 (aged 58) Tamanrasset, Algeria
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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