International Paul VI Prize
The Paul VI International Prize (Italian: Premio Internazionale Paolo VI ) was created in 1979 and has been held every five years by the Paul VI Institute since 1983 . in Brescia , the birthplace of Paul VI. forgive.
Award
The award is after Pope Paul VI. named and is awarded to personalities who have made an outstanding contribution to a religiously inspired culture. The prize money of 100,000 euros goes to an institution chosen by the winner that corresponds to the goals of the foundation.
Award winners
- 1983: Hans Urs von Balthasar
- 1988: Olivier Messiaen
- 1993: Oscar Cullmann
- 1997: Jean Vanier , founder of the L'Arche community
- 2003: Paul Ricœur for the John Bost Foundation , which has been taking care of the disabled, single elderly and socially unadjusted people since 1848
- 2008: Editor and collaborator at Sources Chrétiennes
- 2013: Joseph Coutts
In the laudation on the occasion of the 2003 award ceremony, Pope John Paul II said :
“So far, the award has been given to scholars in the fields of theology, music, ecumenism and the promotion of human rights. This year it goes to the well-known French researcher Prof. Paul Ricoeur, whom I greet warmly and respectfully and whom I thank for the words that he has just addressed to me. He distinguished himself for his generous contribution to the ecumenical dialogue between Catholics and Reformed people. "
Web links
- Il Premio Internazionale Paolo VI (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Il Premio Internazionale Paolo VI , accessed on February 19, 2018.
- ^ Monsignor Joseph Coutts (Karachi) in Italia , Servizio Informazione Religiosa, September 27, 2013 (Italian).
- ↑ Address by John Paul II to the participants in the awarding of the "Paul VI International Prize"