Background
GROUES, Henri called Abbe Pierre was born on August 5, 1912 in Lyons. Son of Antoine Groues and Eulalie Perra.
ecclesiastic and philanthropist
GROUES, Henri called Abbe Pierre was born on August 5, 1912 in Lyons. Son of Antoine Groues and Eulalie Perra.
College des Jesuites and University of Lyons.
Ordained priest 1938. Almoner at the hospital of Louisiana Mure and in charge of the Groupements de Jeunesse and the Orphanage of the Cote Ste. Andre 1940, vicar of Grenoble Cathedral 1941.
F. an escape organisation through the Alps and the Pyrenees, f. the committee against forced labour.
Joined Free French Forces in Algiers as Almoner to the Fleet 1944. Deputy for Meurthe-et-Moselle 1946-1951.
Organized help for the destitute and the homeless in France and abroad, and er. the Centre d’Emmaus through an appeal to public opinion. F. the revue Faims et Soifs 1954.
Officer, Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur"honneur 1981, Croix de guerre (2 citations avec palmes), Medaille de la Resistance, Medaille des Evades, Medaille des Combattants Volontaires, Medaille des Maquisards Beiges, Medaille Albert Schweitzer 1975.