Abbé Pierre
Sign in to saveFrench Catholic priest, founder of the Emmaus movement, subject of sexual abuse scandals
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1912-08-05
- Died
- 2007-01-22
- Works
- 9
Top works
- Testament (French Edition)
- Beati gli ultimi
- Cent poèmes contre la misère choisis pour l'abbé Pierre
- Memoiren eines unbeugsamen Christen
- Je voulais être marin, missionnaire ou brigand
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Film & TV
Acting · Lyon, Rhône, France
Abbé Pierre, OFM Cap, GOQ (born Henri Marie Joseph Grouès; 5 August 1912 – 22 January 2007) was a French Catholic priest, member of the Resistance during World War II, and deputy of the Popular Republican Movement (MRP). In 1949, he founded the Emmaus movement, with the goal of helping poor and homeless people and refugees. He was one of the most popular figures in France but had his name…
Known for
- Hiver 54 : L'Abbé Pierre et l'insurrection de la bonté — Self (archive footage)2024
- The Century of Icons — Self (archive footage)2022
- L'Abbé Pierre - La voix des sans-voix — Self (archive footage)2008
- Un abbé nommé Pierre, une vie pour les autres — Self2005
- Vivement dimanche — Self1998
- Lest We Forget — Self (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA")1991
- Champs-Elysées — Self1982
- Apostrophes — Self1975
- Spécial cinéma — Self1974
- The Ragpickers of Emmaus — Self (uncredited)1955
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 37
- Total plays
- 150
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Going deeper with convolutions
· 2015 · cited 32,499x
- Classification of Surgical Complications
· 2004 · cited 27,745x
- Array programming with NumPy
· 2020 · cited 22,013x
- Outline of a Theory of Practice
· 1977 · cited 18,804x
- Testing for a unit root in time series regression
· 1988 · cited 12,498x
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Key facts
- Born
- Henri Marie Joseph Grouès , ( 1912-08-05 ) 5 August 1912, Lyon , France
- Died
- 22 January 2007 (2007-01-22) (aged 94), Paris , France
- Known for
- Founder of Emmaus
- Political party
- MRP
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 5 August 1912
- Died
- 22 January 2007
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 4th arrondissement of Lyon
- Place of death
- 5th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- priest
- Position held
- abbot
- Political party
- Popular Republican Movement
- Languages spoken
- French
Article
Abbé Pierre (born Henri Marie Joseph Grouès; (5 August 1912 – 22 January 2007) was a French Catholic priest. He was a member of the Resistance during World War II and deputy of the Popular Republican Movement. In 1949, he founded the Emmaus movement, with the goal of helping poor and homeless people. For several decades, he was one of the most popular public figures in France. Allegations that he had sexually abused dozens of women, as well as several underage girls, emerged in 2024 and 2025.
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