#OTD 5 August 1912 Henri Marie Joseph Grouès (later known as Abbé Pierre) was born. He became a Catholic priest, member of the Resistance during WW2, & deputy of the Popular Republican Movement (MRP). In 1949, he founded the Emmaus movement, to help the poor, homeless & refugees.
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