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Alain Richard (monk)
French Franciscan friar (1924–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alain Richard (4 October 1924[1] – 24 June 2021) was a French Franciscan friar.[2][3][4][5] He was a part of Peace Brigades International and founded so-called "Cercles de silence" ("Circles of silence").
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Biography
Richard graduated from university with a degree in agricultural engineering. He entered the Franciscan novitiate in 1947 and took his vows in 1953.[6] He then served as a vicar in Orsay and was chaplain of Paris-Sud University until 1967.
In 1973, Richard began living in the United States.[1] He participated in his first Peace Brigades International in 1983 and subsequently the Pace e Bene in 1989. He returned to France in 1998 and joined the Franciscan community in Toulouse.[6] He helped organize a cercle de silence in 2007. He also served as vice-president of the International Network for a Culture of Nonviolence and Peace.
Alain Richard died on 24 June 2021 at the age of 95.[2]
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Bibliography
- Piliers pour une culture de la non-violence (2001)
- Une vie dans le refus de la violence, Alain Richard, entretiens avec Christophe Henning (2010)
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