Charles de Foucauld

thumb|de Foucauld (circa 1907) Charles Eugène de Foucauld (15 September 1858 – 1 December 1916) was a cavalry officer in the French Army, then an explorer and geographer, and finally a Catholic priest and hermit who lived among the Tuareg in the Sahara in Algeria. He was assassinated in 1916 and is considered by the Church to be a martyr. His inspiration and writings led to the founding of the Little Brothers of Jesus among other religious congregations. Quotes The grace of God can do all things, but in face of so many moral miseries... one sees clearly that human means are powerless, and that God alone can effect so great a transformation. Prayer and penance I The farther I go, the more I see that these are the principal means of acting upon these poor souls. Letter (December 9, 1907) External links Category:Geographers from France Category:Explorers from France Category:Catholics from France Category:Clergy from France Category:Mystics Category: Beatified people Category:Martyrs Category:Murdered people Category:1858 births Category:1916 deaths