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FOUCAULD CHARLES DE: (1858-1916) Foucauld was a former cavalry Officer in the French army, he would
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FOUCAULD CHARLES DE: (1858-1916) Foucauld was a former cavalry Officer in the French army, he would
FOUCAULD CHARLES DE: (1858-1916) Foucauld was a former cavalry Officer in the French army, he would later become an Explorer, and finally a Catholic Priest. Foucauld lived as a hermit, among the Tuareg in the Algerian Sahara. In 1916 Foucauld was assassinated and is considered by the Catholic Church a martyr. The Little Brothers of Jesus were found after him. An excellent and rare A.L.S., `Fr[ere] Charles de Jésus´, one page, 8vo, `Beni-Abbes (extreme Sud Oranais) Algerie´, Algeria, 10th March 1905, to his congregation superior, in French. To the upper left corner, Foucauld annotates ''IESUS CARITAS´, adding a sketch of a cross above a heart. To a cleanly written letter, Foucauld states in part `I dare writing to you again to beg you to send me by post-mail the complete series of your ten volumes, Attente de Jésus, Jesus enfant, etc.. I also take the liberty of asking you to be kind and send to me ''Marie d´apres l´Evangile'' when the book will be printed.´ Foucauld further explains that he will pay for the books over two payments, and before concluding states `Thanking you for all the good you bring to my soul with your books, I kneel at your feet, supplicating your blessing and to implore Jesus for my conversion.´ Extremely small age wear, otherwise G to VG
In 2020, Pope Francis authorized the processing for his canonization.
