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22-01-2007, 04:53 PM
From BBC News Online (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6285805.stm)
France's leading champion of the destitute and homeless, Roman Catholic priest Abbe Pierre, has died aged 94.
The priest had been in hospital since 14 January and had succumbed to a lung infection, a spokesman said.
Born Henri Groues, Abbe Pierre devoted his life to supporting the homeless, founding the Emmaus hostel movement just after World War II.
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France's leading champion of the destitute and homeless, Roman Catholic priest Abbe Pierre, has died aged 94.
The priest had been in hospital since 14 January and had succumbed to a lung infection, a spokesman said.
Born Henri Groues, Abbe Pierre devoted his life to supporting the homeless, founding the Emmaus hostel movement just after World War II.
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