Bede Griffiths, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bede Griffiths

Benedictine Monk

Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1906

Place of Birth: Walton-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-May-1993

Profession: writer, Catholic priest, theologian

Nationality: United Kingdom, India

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Bede Griffiths OSB Cam (17 December 1906 – 13 May 1993), born Alan Richard Griffiths and also known by the end of his life as Swami Dayananda ("bliss of compassion"), was a British-born Benedictine monk and priest who lived in ashrams in South India and became a noted yogi.
He became a leading thinker in the development of the dialogue between Christianity and Hinduism.
Griffiths was a part of the Christian Ashram Movement.