The Contribution of the Church of Algeria to Christian-Muslim Relations
Jean-Jacques Pérennès, OP
On the 8th of December 2018, 19 Christian martyrs were beatified in Algeria in presence of the local authorities. It was likely the first time in the history of the Catholic Church that Christian martyrs were beatified in a Muslim country. Their story and the story of the Church of Algeria offer us an interesting approach to another possible relationship between Christian and Muslims.
Jean Jacques Pérennès is a French Dominican friar. He is at the moment the director of the Ecole biblique et archeologique Française of Jerusalem. He was previously the Director of the Dominican Institute of Oriental Studies (IDEO) in Cairo and has lived 30 years in different Muslim settings. Having been involved in the process of beatification of the martyrs of Algeria, he will share a few reflections about the Christian-Muslim relationships.
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