Hélder Câmara
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1909 – 1999
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Who was Hélder Câmara?
Dom Hélder Pessoa Câmara was Catholic Archbishop of Olinda and Recife, Brazil, serving from 1964 to 1985 during the military regime of the country.
An advocate of liberation theology, he is remembered for the aphorism, "When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist."
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- Born
- 1909
Fortaleza - Also known as
- Helder Camara
- Hélder Câmara
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Died
- 1999
Recife
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on July 23, 2013
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