Joseph Marie Perrin

Perrin was blind from the age of ten. He entered the Dominican Order and lead a very active apostolic life. In 1937, he founded Caritas Christi. During World War II, he was active in the French resistance to the tyranny and inhumanity of the Nazis. He took particular risks by helping Jews escape from France. For this courageous work, he was imprisoned by the Gestapo in 1943. In 2000, he was awarded the prize of Righteous Gentile.

Perrin was blind from the age of ten. He entered the Dominican Order and lead a very active apostolic life. In 1937, he founded Caritas Christi. During World War II, he was active in the French resistance to the tyranny and inhumanity of the Nazis. He took particular risks by helping Jews escape from France. For this courageous work, he was imprisoned by the Gestapo in 1943. In 2000, he was awarded the prize of Righteous Gentile. See less