Godin, Henri
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Name
Godin, Henri
Given name
Henri
Family name
Godin
One-line bio
Henri Godin was a French priest and JOC chaplain who co-authored a famous book "France: pays de mission?" (Is France a mission country?) and founded the Mission de Paris.
Biography
Born at Andeux, France in 1906, Henri Godin was ordained to the priesthood in Paris on 15 May 1933.
Very concerned by the situation of the workers, he soon became a prominent YCW chaplain.
In 1943, together with another priest, Yvan Daniel, he wrote a book "France: pays de mission?" in which he analysed the "dechristianisation" of the working class in French cities and the need to develop new strategies.
Soon after he launched the Mission de Paris to work on this objective.
Tragically, however, he died in bed on 16 January 1944 asphyxiated by fumes after a heater caused his woollen mattress to catch fire.
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Very concerned by the situation of the workers, he soon became a prominent YCW chaplain.
In 1943, together with another priest, Yvan Daniel, he wrote a book "France: pays de mission?" in which he analysed the "dechristianisation" of the working class in French cities and the need to develop new strategies.
Soon after he launched the Mission de Paris to work on this objective.
Tragically, however, he died in bed on 16 January 1944 asphyxiated by fumes after a heater caused his woollen mattress to catch fire.
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Country of origin
Birth date
1906
Birth place
Andeux
Death date
January 16, 1944
Death place
Paris
