Brita Collett Paus

Brita Lucie Collett Paus
Born
Brita Lucie Collett

(1917-07-03)3 July 1917
Salsbruket, Norway
Died28 June 1998(1998-06-28) (aged 80)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupationhumanitarian leader
Known forfounding the charity Fransiskushjelpen
Spouse
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(m. 1937)​
RelativesAxel Collett (father)
Lucie Paus Falck (daughter)
FamilyCollett

Brita Lucie Collett Paus (3 July 1917 Salsbruket, Norway – 28 June 1998, Oslo, Norway) was a Norwegian humanitarian leader and the founder of Fransiskushjelpen, a Catholic charitable organisation in Norway. She led the organisation from 1956 until 1993.[1][2]

She converted to Catholicism from Lutheranism in 1950, and served as chair of the Laity Council of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo, as board member of Caritas in Norway from 1965 and member of governmental committees.

She was married to orthopedic surgeon Bernhard Paus, the Grand Master of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons. Their daughter Lucie Paus Falck became a politician.

She was the daughter of landowner Axel Collett and Lucie Trozelli Krefting, and a member of the Collett family.

  1. ^ Petter Henriksen, ed. (1978–2007). "Brita Paus". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget.
  2. ^ Else-Britt Nilsen (1999–2005). "Brita Paus". In Arntzen, Jon Gunnar (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget.