Comblin, José
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Name
Comblin, José
Given name
José
Family name
Comblin
One-line bio
José Comblin was a Belgian-born theologian, who went to work in Brazil, where he became a JOC chaplain and a well-known liberation theologian.
Biography
Born in Belgium in 1923, Joseph Comblin was ordained to the priesthood in 1947.
In 1961, he published a famous book "Echec de l'Action catholique?" ( Failure of Catholic Action?), which was widely interpreted as a critique of the Cardijn movements.
Nevertheless, Comblin went to work first in Chile from 1962-65 and then to Brazil at the invitation of Dom Helder Camara.
He became a YCW chaplain in Campinas, Brazil.
Later he became known as a theologian of liberation.
He died in 2011.
SOURCE
In 1961, he published a famous book "Echec de l'Action catholique?" ( Failure of Catholic Action?), which was widely interpreted as a critique of the Cardijn movements.
Nevertheless, Comblin went to work first in Chile from 1962-65 and then to Brazil at the invitation of Dom Helder Camara.
He became a YCW chaplain in Campinas, Brazil.
Later he became known as a theologian of liberation.
He died in 2011.
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Country of origin
English
Belgium
Birth date
March 22, 1923
Birth place
Brussels
Death date
March 27, 2011
Death place
Simões Filho, Bahia