Maurice Tornay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swiss presbyter (1910-1949)
Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1910
Place of Birth: Orsières, Canton of Valais, Switzerland
Date of Death: 11-Aug-1949
Profession: presbyter
Nationality: Switzerland
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Maurice Tornay
- Blessed Maurice Tornay (31 August 1910 – 11 August 1949) was a Swiss Roman Catholic priest of the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine – of the Hospitallers of Saint Nicholas and Grand-St-Bernard of Mont Joux branch – who served as part of the missions in China and Tibet.
- He fought against anti-religious sentiment in the Tibetan area and was killed while he travelled to meet with the Dalai Lama.He was beatified – on 16 May 1993 – after Pope John Paul II confirmed that the late priest had been killed "in odium fidei" ('in hatred of the faith').
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