Hero of homeless dies.PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. -- Abbe Pierre Pierre (pēr), city (1990 pop. 12,906), state capital (since 1889) and seat of Hughes co., central S.Dak., on the east bank of the Missouri River, opposite Fort Pierre; inc. 1883. , a French priest known for his advocacy on behalf of the homeless, died on January 22 at age 94. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, Pierre became famous in 1954 after appealing on the radio for the homeless in Paris, which had yet to recover from the Second World War. Volunteers appeared almost immediately with supplies and millions of francs. Under Pierre's pressure, the government eventually made it illegal to evict a tenant during winter and opened thousands of vacant apartments to the homeless. In 1949 Pierre founded the Emmaus community, which works in 50 countries to combat extreme poverty. |
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