Michel Quoist

Michel Quoist, born in Le Havre on 18 June 1921 and died in Le Havre on December 18, 1997, was a priest and a French writer.^[1]

His father had died early. Therefore Michel began to work at the age of 14. He sought meaning of life. In 1947 he became a priest. His work as a chaplain and a writer was focused on young people.

After Advanced Studies at the Institute of Social and Political Sciences, as a researcher and practitioner, he developed a method of inquiry which will later be known as an urban classic. He wrote a thesis on a sociology of the old Rouen City. Afterwards he returned to Le Havre as vicar, later becoming a parish priest.

As a post-war chaplain of Catholic Action in conjunction with major religious initiatives he published in 1954 Prayers which brought him a huge success: 2,500,000 copies have been sold throughout the world.

His books are still being published and millions of copies have been translated into 27 languages up to now. His literary work is particularly well known in Latin America.

Some of other titles of Quoist books (date of publication of the English translations from the French):

1954 Prayers Of Life
1965 The Christian Response
1971 Christ Is Alive
1972 I've Met Jesus Christ
1973 Meet Christ And Live

References

1. ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-fr-michel-quoist-1136981.html Obituary of 5 January 1998 in The Independent (London) which gives more detail than found here - accessed 15 November 2011

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Name	Quoist, Michel
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Date of birth	1921
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Date of death	1997
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