After having validated the principle of renaming the Place de l’Abbé Pierre, following revelations of sexual abuse on the part of the creator of Emmaüs, Jean-Paul Fournier, the mayor of Nîmes, will propose at the next municipal council to rename the place public in tribute to Mother Teresa.
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Place Abbé Pierre in Nîmes could become Place Mère Teresa. This is the proposal which will be submitted to the municipal councilors of the capital of Gard, by Mayor Jean-Paul Fournier. A tribute to the Albanian nun who gave her life to others.
“Having received requests to pay tribute to this global figure of charitable work, I wanted to consult Monseigneur Brouwet, Bishop of Nîmes on this proposal, who validated the principle. The celebration of this new name could take place during the unveiling of the renovated facade of the cathedral, in conjunction with state services.
Mother Teresa is universal. His action for the poorest is remarkable.
Jean-Paul FournierMayor of Nîmes.
With the creation of the Missionaries of Charity, she came to the aid of the excluded throughout the world. Hygiene, education, assistance to orphans, support for the sick… in many areas, she was able to give a little hope to the poor. Her commitment earned her the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and being beatified by Pope John Paul II, to whom she was close. She was canonized in 2016 by Pope Francis.
The square located between Place aux Herbes and Place du Chapter, near Notre Dame Saint Castor Cathedral will now bear the name of the famous nun.
During a previous municipal council in September, Nîmes elected officials debated the idea of renaming the square. The communists had proposed a name: that of Odile Assmann, the founder of the Table Ouverte association. A figure in the charitable sector, who died in 2014, she created this place to welcome the most deprived in 1986 in Nîmes.
In France, according to a count by Agence France Presse, 150 roads or localities are named ababy-Pierre or Henri Grouès, his nom of birth.
