Dominique Pire Quotes


Through love, we come close to the hearts of our brothers - at the beginning, throughout the course of, and right up to the end of our lives.


Citations

Pire, Dominique. "Brotherly Love: Foundation of Peace." Nobel Lecture. University of Oslo, Oslo, 11 Dec. 1958. Nobelprize.org, Nobel Prize Outreach AB, www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1958/pire/lecture/.

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Dominique Pire
Dominique Pire
  • Born: February 10, 1910
  • Died: January 30, 1969
  • Nationality: Belgian
  • Profession: Clergyman

Dominique Pire, O.P. was a Belgian Dominican friar whose work helping refugees in post-World War II Europe saw him receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1958. Pire delivered his Nobel lecture, entitled Brotherly Love: Foundation of Peace, in December 1958.