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Dies in a Prostitute's
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Jean Danilous background and
achievements were impressive. Educated at the
Sorbonne and the University of Lyon, he held
doctorates in both letters and theology. Entering
the Jesuit order as a young man, he was ordained
priest in 1938. In 1969, he became an
archbishop, and the same year his personal
friend, Pope Paul VI, made him a cardinal. As his
reputation grew, he was invited to lecture
internationally, notably at the University of Notre
Dame in the United States in 1950. At the
Institute Catholique de Paris, he was professor of
primitive Christianity from 1943 to his death,
serving as dean in the last decade of his service
there. He founded study circles and edited
numerous publications. Honored as a Chevalier
of the Legion of Honor, he was also a member of
the French Academy.
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