Abbé Pierre

Also known as Abbe Pierre, Henri Grouès, Henri Groues, Henri Marie Joseph Grouès, Henri Marie Joseph Groues

French Catholic priest, founder of the Emmaus movement, subject of sexual abuse scandals

Person · Open Library

Works: 9

Top works

Testament (French Edition)
Beati gli ultimi
Cent poèmes contre la misère choisis pour l'abbé Pierre
Memoiren eines unbeugsamen Christen
Je voulais être marin, missionnaire ou brigand

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Film & TV

Acting · Lyon, Rhône, France

Abbé Pierre, OFM Cap, GOQ (born Henri Marie Joseph Grouès; 5 August 1912 – 22 January 2007) was a French Catholic priest, member of the Resistance during World War II, and deputy of the Popular Republican Movement (MRP). In 1949, he founded the Emmaus movement, with the goal of helping poor and homeless people and refugees. He was one of the most popular figures in France but had his name…

Known for

Hiver 54 : L'Abbé Pierre et l'insurrection de la bonté — Self (archive footage)2024
The Century of Icons — Self (archive footage)2022
L'Abbé Pierre - La voix des sans-voix — Self (archive footage)2008
Un abbé nommé Pierre, une vie pour les autres — Self2005
Vivement dimanche — Self1998
Lest We Forget — Self (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA")1991
Champs-Elysées — Self1982
Apostrophes — Self1975
Spécial cinéma — Self1974
The Ragpickers of Emmaus — Self (uncredited)1955

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: France
Active from: 1912
Active to: 2007

Discography

Chantez l’amour1990

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 37
Total plays: 150

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Going deeper with convolutions
· 2015 · cited 32,499x
Classification of Surgical Complications
· 2004 · cited 27,745x
Array programming with NumPy
· 2020 · cited 22,013x
Outline of a Theory of Practice
· 1977 · cited 18,804x
Testing for a unit root in time series regression
· 1988 · cited 12,498x

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Key facts

Born: Henri Marie Joseph Grouès , ( 1912-08-05 ) 5 August 1912, Lyon , France
Died: 22 January 2007 (2007-01-22) (aged 94), Paris , France
Known for: Founder of Emmaus
Political party: MRP

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Wikidata facts

Image: ABBE PIERRE-24x30-1999.jpg

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Commons category: Abbé Pierre
date of birth: 1912-08-05
date of death: 2007-01-22
name in native language: Henry Grouès
nickname: l'Abbé Pierre
birth name: Marie Joseph Henry Grouès
start of work period: 1938-00-00
end of work period: 1995-00-00
religious name: frère Philippe

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Abbé Pierre (born Henri Marie Joseph Grouès; (5 August 1912 – 22 January 2007) was a French Catholic priest. He was a member of the Resistance during World War II and deputy of the Popular Republican Movement. In 1949, he founded the Emmaus movement, with the goal of helping poor and homeless people. For several decades, he was one of the most popular public figures in France. Allegations that he had sexually abused dozens of women, as well as several underage girls, emerged in 2024 and 2025.

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