Grave of Charles de Foucauld (Priest and hermit)

Grave of Charles de Foucauld (Priest and hermit)
El Menia, Algeria (DZ)
Charles Foucauld (9/15/1858 - 12/1/1916) was a Frenchman who served as a cavalry officer in the French Army, an explorer, a geographer and later a Catholic priest and hermit. In 1911 he built a hermitage in the Sahara desert in Algeria. He was assassinated in 1916 by tribal raiders. The church considers him a martyr and started his beautification process in 1927. He will eventually be canonized.
Charles Foucauld (9/15/1858 - 12/1/1916) was a Frenchman who served as a cavalry officer in the French Army, an explorer, a geographer and later a Catholic priest and hermit. In 1911 he built a hermitage in the Sahara desert in Algeria. He was assassinated in 1916 by tribal raiders. The church considers him a martyr and started his beautification process in 1927. He will eventually be canonized.
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Links: www.charlesdefoucauld.org
By: tallturtle82

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