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Antoine Dieuzayde
Antoine Dieuzayde (13 June 1877 – 13 July 1958) was a French Basques, Basque Priesthood in the Catholic Church, Catholic priest and member of the French Resistance during World War II. He founded a camp for youth education in the Pyrenees and a Catholic youth centre in Bordeaux. He organised the reception of refugees from the Spanish Civil War and used his connexions to help resistance groups, particularly the Jade-Amicol network whose operations were centred in south-west France. Biography He was born on 13 June 1877 in Toulouse (France). He began studying law in Toulouse, then entered a novitiate of the Society of Jesus in Rodez in 1899. He was assigned to Bordeaux. Dieuzayde was deeply evangelical, fervently practising Ignatian spirituality which involves periods of solitude and meditation, which he encouraged in certain others. He became chaplain of the '':fr:Association catholique de la jeunesse française'' (Catholic Association of French Youth) from 1914. His views we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basques
The Basques ( or ; eu, euskaldunak ; es, vascos ; french: basques ) are a Southwestern European ethnic group, characterised by the Basque language, a common culture and shared genetic ancestry to the ancient Vascones and Aquitanians. Basques are indigenous to, and primarily inhabit, an area traditionally known as the Basque Country ( eu, Euskal Herria) — a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France. Etymology The English word ''Basque'' may be pronounced or and derives from the French ''Basque'' (), itself derived from Gascon ''Basco'' (pronounced ), cognate with Spanish ''Vasco ''(pronounced ). Those, in turn, come from Latin ''Vascō'' (pronounced ; plural '' Vascōnes''—see history section below). The Latin generally evolved into the bilabials and in Gascon and Spanish, probably under the influence of Basque and the related Aquitania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
