Paolo Dall'Oglio, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Paolo Dall'Oglio

Italian Jesuit priest and peace activist

Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1954

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Profession: Catholic priest, peace activist

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Paolo Dall'Oglio

  • Father Paolo Dall'Oglio (born November 17, 1954) is an Italian Jesuit priest and peace activist.
  • He was exiled from Syria by the government in 2012 for meeting with members of the opposition and criticizing the actions of the Syrian government during the Syrian civil war.
  • He was kidnapped by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on 29 July 2013. Before his kidnapping, he had served for three decades at the Deir Mar Musa, a 6th-century monastery 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Damascus.
  • He has been credited with the reconstruction of the Mar Musa complex and its reinvention as a centre of interfaith dialogue.In February 2019, news emerged that he may still be alive inside Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria.

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