Dominique Pire (1910–69,) fully Georges Charles Clement Ghislain Pire, was a Belgian Dominican priest and educator awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1958 for his aid to displaced persons in Europe after World War II.
Born in Dinant, Pire entered the Dominican monastery of La Sarte at Huy, Belgium, in 1928 and was ordained in 1934. He lectured in moral philosophy at Louvain (1937–47) and was awarded the Croix de Guerre for resistance work as a priest and intelligence officer in World War II.
After the war, Pire devoted himself to helping refugees and displaced persons and was awarded the 1958 Nobel Peace Prize for his scheme of ‘European villages,’ including the ‘Anne Frank village’ in Germany for elderly refugees and needy children. Pire also initiated sponsors that allowed a refugee to be helped by a person in another country.
Pire wrote Bâtir la paix (1966, Building Peace.)
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Let us not speak of tolerance. This negative word implies grudging concessions by smug consciences. Rather, let us speak of mutual understanding and mutual respect.
—Dominique Pire
Topics: Tolerance
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