Robert-Ambroise-Marie Carré
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Ambroise-Marie Carré OP
( July 25, 1908- January 15, 2004 ) was a Catholic
priest
, author and member of the French Academy. Born in Fleury-les-Aubrais
in Loiret
, France
, Carré studied at l’école Saint-Joseph and the collège Sainte-Croix de Neuilly before entering the Dominican order
in 1926 and being ordained a priest in 1933. Not long thereafter, he was to edit, from 1936 until 1939, the Revue des Jeunes. Under the German Occupation
, following the capitulation of the French government to the Nazis
during the Second World War
, Carré aided those persecuted by the Vichy government, regardless of their religion
or ethnicity; for this, he was awarded the Légion d'honneur
and the Croix de guerre
.
Both before and after the war, he preached many sermons and participated in conferences in France and abroad (especially in the Netherlands
, Switzerland
, Italy
, and Belgium
). He preached the Lenten
sermons many times at Notre Dame
de Paris
, and in 1964, Paul VI
called him to present spiritual exercises at the Vatican
. He was elected to the French Academy on June 26, 1975, replacing Jean Cardinal Daniélou, a post he held until his death on January 15, 2004 at Ancourt
, in France.
OP
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( July 25, 1908- January 15, 2004 ) was a Catholic
Catholicism
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priest
Priest
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, author and member of the French Academy. Born in Fleury-les-Aubrais
Fleury-les-Aubrais
Fleury-les-Aubrais is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.-External links:*...
in Loiret
Loiret
Loiret is a department in north-central FranceThe department is named after the river Loiret, a tributary of the Loire. The Loiret is located wholly within the department.- History :...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Carré studied at l’école Saint-Joseph and the collège Sainte-Croix de Neuilly before entering the Dominican order
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
in 1926 and being ordained a priest in 1933. Not long thereafter, he was to edit, from 1936 until 1939, the Revue des Jeunes. Under the German Occupation
Vichy France
Vichy France, Vichy Regime, or Vichy Government, are common terms used to describe the government of France that collaborated with the Axis powers from July 1940 to August 1944. This government succeeded the Third Republic and preceded the Provisional Government of the French Republic...
, following the capitulation of the French government to the Nazis
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
during the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Carré aided those persecuted by the Vichy government, regardless of their religion
Religion
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or ethnicity; for this, he was awarded the Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
and the Croix de guerre
Croix de guerre
The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was awarded during World War I, again in World War II, and in other conflicts...
.
Both before and after the war, he preached many sermons and participated in conferences in France and abroad (especially in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
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, Italy
Italy
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, and Belgium
Belgium
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). He preached the Lenten
Lent
In the Christian tradition, Lent is the period of the liturgical year from Ash Wednesday to Easter. The traditional purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer – through prayer, repentance, almsgiving and self-denial – for the annual commemoration during Holy Week of the Death and...
sermons many times at Notre Dame
Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris , also known as Notre Dame Cathedral, is a Gothic, Roman Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris: that is, it is the church that contains the cathedra of...
de Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, and in 1964, Paul VI
Pope Paul VI
Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...
called him to present spiritual exercises at the Vatican
Vatican City
Vatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of...
. He was elected to the French Academy on June 26, 1975, replacing Jean Cardinal Daniélou, a post he held until his death on January 15, 2004 at Ancourt
Ancourt
Ancourt is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A forestry and farming village situated in the Petit-Caux, by the banks of the river Eaulne, some east of Dieppe, at the junction of the D54 and D920 roads.-Population:-Places of...
, in France.
External links
Source
- An online biography on the French Academy's website (in FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
)