Jules-Géraud Saliège
Catholic cardinal (1870-1956) · France · On the map · Religious Figures · Died at 86
Jules-Géraud Saliège was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Toulouse from 1928 until his death, and was a significant figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism in France. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.
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For his efforts to protect Jews during the Nazi Holocaust he was recognised as Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem.
Country
France
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1870 to 1956 · aged 86
