Memorial Page for Frère Roger (née Roger Louis Schütz-Marsauche)
Swiss monk
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August 16th, 2026
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Frère Roger (* May 12, 1915 in Provence; †August 16, 2005 in Taizé) was a swiss monk. He was 90 years old. His education included Faculté de théologie protestante de Strasbourg, University of Strasbourg and University of Lausanne. His faith was Protestantism. He received 5 awards, including Charlemagne Prize, Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association. His cause of death was stab wound. He was buried at Burgundy.
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7 EventsBorn in Provence, Jura-Nord vaudois District
1915Templeton Prize
1974Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association
1974UNESCO Prize for Peace Education
1988Charlemagne Prize
1989Robert Schuman Prize
1992Died in Taizé, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (stab wound)
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Frère Roger (née Roger Louis Schütz-Marsauche). Forever remembered.