Hélder Câmara
Catholic bishop
Died when: 90 years 201 days (1086 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Hélder Pessoa Câmara OFS (7 February 1909 – 27 August 1999) was a Brazilian Catholic archbishop.A self-identified socialist, he was the Archbishop of Olinda and Recife, serving from 1964 to 1985, during the military dictatorship in Brazil.
He was declared a Servant of God in 2015.Câmara was an advocate of liberation theology.He did social and political work for the poor and for human rights and democracy during the military regime.
Câmara preached for a church closer to the disfavoured people.He is quoted as having said, "When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint.
When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist."
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