Père Marie-Benoît, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Père Marie-Benoît

French Righteous Among the Nations

Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1895

Place of Birth: Le Bourg-d'Iré, Pays de la Loire, France

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1990

Profession: presbyter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Père Marie-Benoît (Anglicized, Father Mary Benedict; in Italian, known as Padre Maria Benedetto; 30 March 1895 – 5 February 1990) was born Pierre Péteul.
As a Capuchin Franciscan friar he helped smuggle approximately 4,000 Jews into safety from Nazi-occupied Southern France.
On 1 December 1966, he was honored with the Medal of the Righteous among the Nations for his courage and self-sacrifice.
His actions to save Jews during the Holocaust were the reason for his epithet Father of the Jews (French: Père des juifs).