Jules Monchanin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jules Monchanin

Catholic priest, monk and hermit

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1895

Place of Birth: Fleurie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 10-Oct-1957

Profession: presbyter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Jules Monchanin

  • Father Jules Monchanin (who chose to call himself Swami Paramarubyananda), (April 10, 1895 in Fleurie, Rhône - October 10, 1957 in Paris) was a French Catholic priest, monk and hermit.
  • He was an ardent proponent of Hindu-Christian interfaith dialogue.
  • He is known for the being one of the "Trinity from Tannirpalli" along with Le Saux, and Griffiths who were the co-founders of Saccidananda Ashram (also called Shantivanam), an ashram founded in the village of Tannirpalli in Tamil Nadu in 1938.Monchanin received Final Sacrament in 1932 but survived.
  • On the same day, he received a letter from Father Kalathil inviting him to come to India.

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