About Marcel-Marie Desmarais
Lived 1908 – 1994 (aged 86). Marcel-Marie Desmarais was a Canadian missionary.
Marcel-Marie Desmarais, (April 6, 1908, Montreal – July 16, 1994, Montreal), was a Quebec writer, preacher and broadcaster. A member of the Roman Catholic Dominican Order, he became a personality through his popular books and radio and TV programs (CKAC et Radio-Canada) in Quebec. He was also sent as missionary to Brazil during the 1940s.
In 1986 Desmarais won the Eugene Piccard Award for The Magic of the Past (La Magie du Passé).
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Who was Marcel-Marie Desmarais?
Canadian Dominican missionary (1908-1994)
When was Marcel-Marie Desmarais born?
Marcel-Marie Desmarais was born on 6 April 1908 in Montreal.
When did Marcel-Marie Desmarais die?
Marcel-Marie Desmarais died on 16 July 1994 in Montreal.
What was Marcel-Marie Desmarais's occupation?
Marcel-Marie Desmarais was a missionary.
What nationality was Marcel-Marie Desmarais?
Marcel-Marie Desmarais was Canadian.
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