Francis Acharya, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Acharya

Cistercian monk

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1912

Place of Birth: Ypres, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 31-Jan-2002

Profession: Catholic priest, master of novices

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Francis Acharya (born Jean Richard Mahieu; 17 January 1912 – 31 January 2002) was a Belgian Cistercian monk of Scourmont Abbey.
Taking Indian citizenship, he founded the Syro-Malankara rite Kristiya Sanyasa Samaj, Kurisumala Ashram, later (in 1998) affiliated to the Trappist Order.