Very little would have been needed for the tears of Judas t… - François Mauriac

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Very little would have been needed for the tears of Judas to be allied in the memory of mankind with those of Peter. He might have become a saint, the patron of all of us who constantly betray Christ.

François Mauriac

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François Charles Mauriac (11 October 1885 – 1 September 1970) was a French author; member of the Académie française (1933); laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1952). He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur (1958). He is acknowledged to be one of the greatest Roman Catholic writers of the 20th century.

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Alternative Names: François Charles Mauriac • Francois Mauriac • Francois Charles Mauriac • Fransua Moris

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