Abbé Pierre

French Catholic priest, founder of the Emmaus movement, subject of sexual abuse scandals

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Lived 1912–2007, aged 95France

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1912–2007
Aged 95
Known for
The Ragpickers of Emmaus
1955

Summary

Updated 2026-06-19

Abbé Pierre (born Henri Marie Joseph Grouès; 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.