Abbé Pierre (1912–2007)

Born 1912 CE, died 2007 CE.

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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