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Born day of Vicente Ferrer
Vicente Ferrer was borned the 9 April 1920 in Barcelona (Spain) -
He participated in the civil war
In his youth he joined the POUM and at 16 he was drafted during the Spanish Civil War. -
The battle of Ebro
He participated in the Battle of the Ebro and removal of the republican army to France after the fall of the face of Catalonia, being briefly interned in the concentration camp of Argeles-sur-Mer. -
He left his law studies.
In 1944 he left his law studies and entered the Society of Jesus -
India
He first set foot in India with the intention of recovering the souls of the natives to the Christian faith. -
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His humanitarin works
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The association created by him
After deciding to increase his focus on helping the poor, he and a group of followers created the "Rural Development Association" in Manmad (North of Mumbai). This organization started with twelve acres of land and a school. -
He was expelled from India.
He was expelled by the Indian authorities who viewed his work as a threat to their interests. A year later, with the blessings of Indira Gandhi, he was granted permission to return so that he could continue his work in the poverty-stricken city of Anantapur. -
He continued his humanitarin work.
He left the Jesuits in 1970 but continued his humanitarian work along with his English wife the former journalist Anne Perry. -
Vicente Ferrer Fundation
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He created his own fundation
He has its own foundation, the ``Fundación Vicente Ferrer´´, through which organizes all its activities, focusing on the "outcast" and tribal villages of Anantapur district Indian, who spent more than 40 years of its life. His work paid off channeling and management: three general hospitals, one of HIV, birth control center, 14 rural clinics, 1,696 schools, 30,000 homes and about 2.7 million trees planted among the most representative. -
Anna Ferrer continued with the foundation when Vicente died
Currently, Anna Ferrer is the Foundation President and CEO Vicente Ferrer. It is responsible for setting the strategy of the organization and, at the same time responsible for coordinating the team managing the various projects that the Foundation has started. -
He suffered an accident.
He was admitted to the hospital of Anantapur of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, after suffering a stroke. -
Death of Vicente Ferrer
He died at 04:30 hours (23:00 GMT) on June 19, 2009, at 89 years of age due to respiratory complications.
