Jean-Marie Lustiger, French cardinal (d. 2007)
Aron Jean-Marie Lustiger (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ maʁi lystiʒe] (listen); 17 September 1926 – 5 August 2007) was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Paris from 1981 until his resignation in 2005. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983 by Pope John Paul II. His life is depicted in the 2013 film Le métis de Dieu (The Jewish Cardinal).
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