Hermitage of Charles de Foucauld (Priest and hermit)

Hermitage of Charles de Foucauld (Priest and hermit)
Tamanrasset, Algeria (DZ)
Charles de 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 this 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 de 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 this 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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