A Catholic hero: Learning about the life and death of the French Catholic priest Father Louis Favre
Father Louis Favre, hero killed for saving thousands from Nazis An echo article published in Aleteia by Thérèse Puppinck It was the lucky wall of his school that gave Louis Favre, priest and teacher, an opportunity to become an example of the heroism that saved thousands of lives during World War II. CATHOLICISM VS NAZISM: On July 16, 1944, French Catholic priest Father Louis-Adrien Favre was executed by Nazis. Such people should be better known and remembered widely 👼❗ Father Louis Favre, hero killed for saving many from Nazis Louis Favre was born on November 2, 1910 in Bellevaux, Haute-Savoie, France, the third of four children of Marie Julie Voisin and Joseph Favre. He was killed by the Nazi on July 16, 1944. Father Louis Favre was a young priest (just 30 years old) in 1940. He was part of a generation that grew up with memories of the First World War — even more than others, because his father died at the front in 1917. With a love of art and music and a passion for t...