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Father Olivier Maire, a life entirely given to the poor and excluded

2021-08-09T18:39:19.701Z


PORTRAIT - The priest killed in Vendée, in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, was "a man of great faith" and "full of kindness".


A man of immense faith.

Aged 60, the provincial superior of the religious community of Montfortians in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, in Vendée - that is to say their leader - has always welcomed the faithful from all over the world.

But also the poor and excluded from society who presented themselves at the door of the congregation.

Also, whether they are secular or religious, emotion and sadness are great among those who have had the chance to meet the one who died for having put into practice his convictions.

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“I am deeply moved.

Father Olivier Maire was a man of great faith and great culture that I knew well,

reacts Bruno Retailleau, senator from Vendée.

He pushed his values ​​of Christian charity and his Marian faith to the gift of his life.

He accommodated the marginalized, in particular the homeless, in the spirituality of Father de Montfort and delivered memorable homilies. ”

Thus, a few months ago, Olivier Maire took up the words of Saint Paul in the

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Source: lefigaro

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