Roger, Brother

Roger, Brother
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Roger Louis Schutz-Marsauche 
      Swiss-born religious leader (b. May 12, 1915, Provence, Switz.—d. Aug. 16, 2005, Taizé, France), was the leader of a worldwide ecumenical movement centred at the monastic community that he founded (1940) in Taizé. Brother Roger, as he preferred to be called, devoted his life to the ideals of international peace and reconciliation between Christian churches. By 2005 the Taizé commune where he was prior had drawn thousands of visitors annually and included almost 100 Protestant and Roman Catholic adherents, who took monastic vows. Schutz was the son of a Calvinist preacher and studied theology at the University of Lausanne. He spoke often (he declined to call it preaching) and wrote extensively. His many awards included the second Templeton Prize awarded (1974), the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education (1988), and the Notre Dame award for humanitarian assistance (1997). He reportedly was stabbed to death in church by a mentally unstable woman.

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