Arthur Hervet
Arthur Hervet (11 November 1938 – 23 November 2020) was a French Roman Catholic priest. He was a member of the Assumptionists. He was known for his fight for Romani people. He was born in Bannalec, France.[1]
In the mid-1980s, Hervet became chaplain of a Church boat in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine called the Je Sers.[2] He founded the association La Pierre Blanche which helped the homeless and former prisoners.[3]
Hervet died in Lille on 23 November 2020 at the age of 82.[4]
References
- ↑ ""La péniche du Bon Dieu"". Doyenné de Berck (in français). 20 August 2009. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ↑ "Ma vérité sur l'exclusion. Les aveux du curé des Roms". Le Jour du Seigneur (in français). Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ↑ "P. Arthur Hervet : « Mon action auprès des Roms est devenue un combat »". La Croix (in français). 22 August 2010.
- ↑ "Le père Arthur, infatigable «prêtre des Roms» dans la métropole lilloise, est décédé ce lundi". La Voix du Nord (in français). 23 November 2020.