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Dominique Pire
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Belgian Dominican friar (1910–1969)
Dominique Pire was a Belgian Dominican friar who lived from 1910 to 1969 and dedicated his life to humanitarian work. He is remembered as a significant religious figure who worked to help people in need, though his specific accomplishments and legacy remain important to Catholic and humanitarian history.
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Peace Prize1958
“for his efforts to help refugees to leave their camps and return to a life of freedom and dignity”
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dominique
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Dinant
- Place of death
- Herent
- Occupation
- priest
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Georges Pire 1958.jpg
- Religious order
- Dominican Order
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- Commons category
- Georges Pire
- date of birth
- 1910-02-10
- date of death
- 1969-01-30
- Commons gallery
- Georges Pire
- nominated for
- Nobel Peace Prize
- birth name
- Georges Charles Ghislain Clement Pire
- P13200
- Phalacrocorax
- has works in the collection
- Anne Frank House
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Encyclopedic overview
Dominique Pire, O.P. (born Georges Charles Clement Ghislain Pire; 10 February 1910 – 30 January 1969) was a Belgian Dominican friar whose work helping refugees in post-World War II Europe saw him receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1958. Pire delivered his Nobel lecture, entitled Brotherly Love: Foundation of Peace, in December 1958.
Early biography
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