Charles Eugène de Foucauld, Viscount of Foucauld, born on September 15, 1858 in Strasbourg (France), died on December 1, 1916 in Tamanrasset (Algeria), was a cavalry officer in the French army, then an explorer and geographer, and finally a Catholic priest, hermit who lived amongst the Tuareg in the Sahara in Algeria. He was assassinated in 1916 and is considered by the Catholic Church to be a martyr. His inspiration and writings led to the founding of the Little Brothers of Jesus among other religious congregations. He was beatified on 13 November 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI.
