Charles de Foucauld

Local nameTomb of Charles de Foucauld
LocationEl Menia, Algeria

Charles Eugène de Foucauld de Pontbriand, Viscount of Foucauld was a French soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnographer, Catholic priest and hermit who lived among the Tuareg people in the Sahara in Algeria. He was assassinated in 1916. His inspiration and writings led to the founding of the Little Brothers of Jesus among other religious congregations.

Orphaned at the age of six, de Foucauld was brought up by his maternal grandfather, Colonel Beaudet de Morlet. He joined the Saint-Cyr Military Academy. Upon leaving the academy he opted to join the cavalry.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_de_Foucauld

Address (Unnamed Road), المنيعة, Algeria

Coordinates 30°36'53.287" N 2°52'24.008" E

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