Spanish missionary, Vicente Ferrer, dies in India

Spanish missionary, Vicente Ferrer, dies in India
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By h.b. - Jun 19, 2009 - 6:50 AM
The ex Jesuit is well-known on Spain for helping the poor of India

Vicente Ferrer - EFE Archive

Spanish ex Jesuit, famous for his charity works, Vicente Ferrer, has died at the age of 89. Born in Barcelona in 1920, he died in the early hours of today (Friday) from breathing difficulties in Anantapur in India, and his wife and children were with him at the time, as were members of his Indian foundation.

His organisation had helped more than 2.5 million people in the south of India where he arrived as a Jesuit missionary in 1952, and from where he was expelled by the authorities in 1968. But he returned the following year after Indira Ghandi ordered he be granted a visa, and since then he has continued his work to help the poor.

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