Bede Griffiths | |
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| Born | Alan Richard Griffiths 17 December 1906 Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England |
| Died | 13 May 1993 (aged 86) Shantivanam, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | English, Indian |
| Other names | Swami Dayananda |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Camaldolese priest and monk, mystic, theologian |
Bede Griffiths OSB Cam[1] (17 December 1906 – 13 May 1993), born Alan Richard Griffiths and also known by the end of his life as Swami Dayananda ("bliss of compassion"), was a British-born Catholic priest and Benedictine monk who lived in ashrams in South India and became a noted missionary. Griffiths was a part of the Christian Ashram Movement.
- ^ "Order of St Benedict website". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2012.