Peter Maurin

Organization founder

1877 – 1949

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Who was Peter Maurin?

Peter Maurin was a Roman Catholic social activist who founded the Catholic Worker Movement in 1933 with Dorothy Day.

Maurin expressed his ideas through short pieces of verse that became known as "Easy Essays".

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Born
May 9, 1877
Saint-Julien-du-Tournel
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • France
Profession
Employment
  • Catholic Worker
Died
May 15, 1949
Newburgh

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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