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Soeur Emmanuelle

Born

in Brussels, Belgium

November 16, 1908

Died

October 20, 2008

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She was born Madeleine Cinquin in Brussels, Belgium, the daughter of a French father and a Belgian mother. Her parents were wealthy lingerie manufacturers. At the age of six she saw her father drown. She was educated at the Sorbonne, earning a degree in philosophy. In 1929, she professed vows and became a Religious Sister in the Congregation of Our Lady of Sion.

In the 1930s, Sister Emmanuelle started teaching at the Notre-Dame de Sion High School in Istanbul, where she lived until the 1960s, with teaching assignments by her congregation of several years in Tunis and Alexandria in between.

In 1971, Sister Emmanuelle witnessed the impoverished conditions of the trash collectors in Cairo, Egypt, and decided to live among them. She remained ther ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 159 ratings · 21 reviews · 29 distinct works • Similar authors

	Confessions d'une religieuse 4.18 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vivre, à quoi ça sert ? by Soeur Emmanuelle, Philippe Asso 3.84 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Richesse de la pauvreté by Soeur Emmanuelle, Philippe Asso 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le paradis, c'est les autres 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mon testament spirituel by Soeur Emmanuelle, Sofia Stril-Rever (Contributor) 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jésus tel que je le connais 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1996 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yalla en avant les jeunes ! by Soeur Emmanuelle, Françoise Huart 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mille et un bonheurs it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sauver les enfants: Derniers entretiens avec Philippe Asso it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soeur Emmanuelle: L'évangile des chiffonniers by Soeur Emmanuelle, Edmond Blattchen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Nous sommes de la poussière d'étoile ... Nous sommes la mémoire du monde.”
― Soeur Emmanuelle, Mon testament spirituel

tags: homme, humanité, monde, mémoire, poussière, vivant, étoile, être

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“Malheureusement, en un sens, les religions divisent les hommes. On est persuadé que sa religion contient la vérité du monde et que les autres sont dans l'erreur. C'est absolument faux”
― Soeur Emmanuelle, Mon testament spirituel

tags: absolue, erreur, homme, malheur, religion, spiritualité, vérité

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“On peut non seulement ce qu'on a, mais aussi ce que l'on est.”
― Soeur Emmanuelle, Mon testament spirituel

tags: existence, homme, pouvoir, vie, vouloir, être

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