Michel Quoist
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Michel Quoist, born in Le Havre
on 18 June 1921 and died in Le Havre on December 18, 1997, was a priest and a French writer.
His father had died early. Therefore Michel began to work at the age of 14. He sought meaning of life. In 1947 he became a priest. His work as a chaplain and a writer was focused on young people.
After Advanced Studies at the Institute of Social and Political Sciences, as a researcher and practitioner, he developed a method of inquiry which will later be known as an urban classic. He wrote a thesis on a sociology of the old Rouen
City. Afterwards he returned to Le Havre as vicar, later becoming a parish priest.
As a post-war chaplain of Catholic Action in conjunction with major religious initiatives he published in 1954 Prayers which brought him a huge success: 2,500,000 copies have been sold throughout the world.
His books are still being published and millions of copies have been translated into 27 languages up to now. His literary work is particularly well known in Latin America
.
Some of other titles of Quoist books (date of publication of the English translations from the French):
1954 Prayers Of Life
1965 The Christian Response
1971 Christ Is Alive
1972 I've Met Jesus Christ
1973 Meet Christ And Live
Le Havre
Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total...
on 18 June 1921 and died in Le Havre on December 18, 1997, was a priest and a French writer.
His father had died early. Therefore Michel began to work at the age of 14. He sought meaning of life. In 1947 he became a priest. His work as a chaplain and a writer was focused on young people.
After Advanced Studies at the Institute of Social and Political Sciences, as a researcher and practitioner, he developed a method of inquiry which will later be known as an urban classic. He wrote a thesis on a sociology of the old Rouen
Rouen
Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
City. Afterwards he returned to Le Havre as vicar, later becoming a parish priest.
As a post-war chaplain of Catholic Action in conjunction with major religious initiatives he published in 1954 Prayers which brought him a huge success: 2,500,000 copies have been sold throughout the world.
His books are still being published and millions of copies have been translated into 27 languages up to now. His literary work is particularly well known in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
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Some of other titles of Quoist books (date of publication of the English translations from the French):
1954 Prayers Of Life
1965 The Christian Response
1971 Christ Is Alive
1972 I've Met Jesus Christ
1973 Meet Christ And Live