When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.
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| Birth: | 7th February, 1909 |
| Death: | 27th August, 1999 |
| Nationality: | Brazilian |
| Profession: | Bishop |
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Dom Helder Pessoa Camara was born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. He was a Brazilian Roman Catholic Archbishop. He was the Archbishop of Olinda and Recife, serving from 1964 to 1985, during the military regime of the country. He was ordained a priest in 1931, with direct autorization of the Holy See over his premature age. He became auxiliary bishop of Rio de Janeiro in 1952.
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