Alain Richard (monk)

Alain Richard (4 October 1924[1] – 24 June 2021) was a French Franciscan friar.[2][3][4][5] He was a part of Peace Brigades International and founded so-called "Cercles de silence" ("Circles of silence").

Alain Richard
Born(1924-10-04)4 October 1924
France[1]
Died24 June 2021(2021-06-24) (aged 95)
NationalityFrench
OccupationFranciscan friar

Biography

Richard graduated from university with a degree in agricultural engineering. He entered the Franciscan novitiate in 1947 and took his vows in 1953.[6] He then served as a vicar in Orsay and was chaplain of Paris-Sud University until 1967.

In 1973, Richard began living in the United States.[1] He participated in his first Peace Brigades International in 1983 and subsequently the Pace e Bene in 1989. He returned to France in 1998 and joined the Franciscan community in Toulouse.[6] He helped organize a cercle de silence in 2007. He also served as vice-president of the International Network for a Culture of Nonviolence and Peace.

Alain Richard died on 24 June 2021 at the age of 95.[2]

Bibliography
  • Piliers pour une culture de la non-violence (2001)
  • Une vie dans le refus de la violence, Alain Richard, entretiens avec Christophe Henning (2010)

References
  1. Butigan, Ken (25 June 2021). "Remembering Alain Richard, Pace e Bene co-founder and relentless nonviolence advocate". Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. Henning, Christophe (24 June 2021). "Mort du franciscain Alain Richard, fondateur des Cercles de silence". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. Bridges, Holly (1997). A Circle of Prayer: Coming Together to Find Spirit, Caring, and Community. Council Oak Books. p. 78. ISBN 9781885171177 – via Google Books.
  4. Desroches, Leonard (1996). Allow the Water : Anger, Fear, Power, Work, Sexuality, Community, and the Spirituality and Practice of Nonviolence. Editions Dunamis Publishers. p. 413. ISBN 9780968082805 – via Google Books.
  5. Mahony, Liam; Enrique Eguren, Luis (1997). Unarmed Bodyguards: International Accompaniment for the Protection of Human Rights. Kumarian Press. p. 15. ISBN 9781565490680 – via Google Books.
  6. "Br. Alain Richard" (in French). Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2022 – via Wayback Machine.


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