Pierre-Marie Théas

Deceased Person

1894 – 1977

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Who was Pierre-Marie Théas?

Pierre-Marie Théas was a French Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained a priest in 1920, he became Bishop of Montauban, in 1940, and later served as Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes. A significant figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism in France, he was recognised as Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem for his efforts to protect Jews from the Nazi Holocaust.

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Born
Sep 14, 1894
Nationality
  • France
Died
1977

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on July 23, 2013

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