Albert Vanhoye

✶July 24, 1923

†July 29, 2021

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About their life

Albert Vanhoye was a French priest, a member of the Society of Jesus, and a biblical scholar. He taught at the Pontifical Biblical Institute from 1963 to 1998 and served as its rector from 1984 to 1990. He was Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission from 1990 to 2001. He was made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006 and led the Lenten retreat for the Roman Curia in 2008.

Jesuit priest, exegete, cardinal (1923-2021)

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