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Taizé Founder, Brother Roger, Slain

DIJON, France, AUG. 16, 2005 (_Zenit.org_ (http://www.zenit.org/) ).- The founder of the French religious Taizé Community, Brother Roger, was attacked and killed by a mentally disturbed man during vespers, his community said.

Roger, 90, was attacked, probably with a knife, during evening prayer today at Taizé, near Cluny, in the eastern Burgundy region, a member of the community told Agence France-Presse.

The Taizé movement started during World War II, when Swiss-born monk Roger Schutz, living in Taizé, provided a refuge for those fleeing the conflict, irrespective of their religion.

Roger, a Protestant with a degree in theology, devoted his life to the reconciliation between Christian denominations.

Come and fill our hearts with your peace. You alone, O Lord, are Holy. Come and fill our hearts with your peace. Alleliua! Posted by tripp at August 17, 2005 05:57 AM