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Here was born Vicente Ferrer, in Barcelona
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He was captured and taken to a concentration camp in Betanzos
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Abandoned his law studies and entered the Society of Jesus, an organization that attracted by its image of heroism, wisdom, high ideals and fight for a better world.
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He went there as a Jesuit missionary to complete their spiritual formation, and there kept their first contact with India
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At 38, was assigned to the mission Mammadh, in the State of Maharashtra, one of the poorest areas of the country
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And he cames to Spain
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Anantapur, where scarcity of water was almost to desertification, and health and education were virtually nonexistent. There, radical politicians mobilized to meet him with graffiti on the walls: "Ferrer go back".
Far from being intimidated, three days after arriving already had a house, empty and half built, which became headquarters. From a bare wall hung a sign that read: "Expect a miracle". This prophetic message, whose origin was never known, gave a new impetus to move forward. -
He left the Society of Jesus and make, along with who will become his wife a few months later, Anne Perry, Vicente Ferrer Foundation
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Ceased to belong to the Society of Jesus, and that same year he married Anne Perry
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He won:
-Prince of Asturias Award for Concord in 1998.
- Spanish Universal in 1998 -
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Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2000.
- Creu de Sant Jordi, the Generalitat de Catalunya, in 2000.
- Gold Medal of the City, the City of Barcelona, in 2000.
- Human Rights Prize of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers in 2000.
- Coexistence Award Autonomous City of Ceuta, in 2000.
- Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Valencia in 2000 -
It was an earthquake
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Published the first book he shares his thoughts humanist
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Presented in Oslo platform independent candidacy of the Fundación Vicente Ferrer for the Nobel Peace
