Pierre Lenhardt (5 November 1927 – 1 July 2019) was a

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Catholic religious theologian in the

Congregation of Our Lady of Sion The Congregation of Our Lady of Sion (french: Congrégation de Notre-Dame de Sion, abbreviated by its members as N.D.S.) is composed of two Roman Catholic religious congregations founded in Paris, France. One is composed of Catholic priests and Rel ...

Career

Pierre Lenhardt spend most of his childhood in Morocco. He studied at ESSEC Business School and graduated in 1950. He began his career at Our Lady of Sion in 1962. He presented his master's thesis, titled ''Conditions de légitimité d'un témoignage chrétien auprès des juifs'' (Conditions of legitimacy of a Christian witness to the Jews) at the

Catholic University of Paris The Institut Catholique de Paris (ICP), known in English as the Catholic University of Paris (and in Latin as ''Universitas catholica Parisiensis''), is a private university located in Paris, France. History: 1875–present The Institut Catholiq ...

in 1970. He gave lessons at the Catholic University of Paris as well as the Catholic University of Lyon, the École Biblique, among others in Brazil and Rome. He also directed a “Institut Saint-Pierre de Sion – Ratisbonne, Centre Chrétien d’Études Juives” (CCEJ)

Ratisbonne Monastery Ratisbonne Monastery ( ar, دير راتسبون, he, מנזר רטיסבון) is a monastery in the Rehavia neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel, established by Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne, a French convert from Judaism. Work on the building, desig ...

in Jerusalem. Lenhardt devoted his career to linking the teachings of the Catholic Church and Judaism. He was one of the first Catholic theologians to participate in Torah and Talmud readings in Jerusalem. He earned a master's degree in Hebrew studies from the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

in 1976. He received the ''prix de l'Amitié judéo-chrétienne de France'' in 2004.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lenhardt, Pierre 1927 births 2019 deaths French theologians Writers from Strasbourg French expatriates in Morocco French expatriates in Israel French Catholics