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Abbé Pierre

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

FranceReligious FiguresLived 1912 to 2007 · aged 94
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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.

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Awards 10

2004Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
1991Balzan Prize
1947Medal of the Armed Resistance
1946Croix du combattant volontaire de la Résistance
1945Resistance Medal
Croix de guerre 1939-1945
Officer of the National Order of the Cedar
honorary doctorate at the Laval University
Escapees' Medal
Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1939-1945

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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.

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Country
France
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 2007 · aged 94
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30 languages

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