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Pierre-Marie Delfieux
Pierre-Marie Delfieux (born 4 December 1934 in Campuac; died 21 February 2013 in La Ferté-Imbault) was a French priest and founder of the Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem. Childhood Pierre Delfieux was born on 4 December 1934 into a Christian family of six children of which he was the third. He made his first communion at the age of six and from then on took communion every day of his life. When he was eleven, he became a boarding pupil at the College of the Immaculate Conception in Espalion, where Georges Soubrier, future bishop of Nantes, was a fellow student. In his final year, during a retreat at a Marian center he decided to become a priest. After his baccalaureate, he entered the Grand Séminaire de Rodez. He was then sent to finish his theology studies at the Catholic University of Toulouse, and from there to study philosophy and social sciences at the University of Paris, Sorbonne. Young adulthood After two years of military service in Madagascar, where he taught in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
