Its an extremely sad day for Mauritius today as we learn the death of Cardinal Jean Margéot. The funeral of Cardinal Jean Margéot will be held on Sunday 19 July. The country is getting ready to offer a National Level Funeral for Cardinal Jean Margéot.
Horse Racing events schedule for tomorrow have been postponed as the coming weekend has been declared as National Tribute weekend. Cardinal Jean Margéot died today morning at the age of 93 at about 10:00.
Cardinal Jean Margéot was a powerful figure of Mauritian history too specially for his peace promotion campaign during the 1979 riots. A man no one will forget here and everywhere who knows him.
In 2005 Cardinal Jean Margéot suffered from a severe cerebral stroke that gradually deteriorated his health. Cardinal Jean Margéot was born on the 3rd of February 1916 at Quatre Bornes. He was the son of Joseph Margeot and Marie Harel.
Today, Mauritius did not lost a christian priest and nothing about religion divides! Today the country lost an exceptional son of the country and an unmatched man who contributed to promote peace and love everywhere. Cardinal for some… but Mauritians Pope.
Lets never forget this Great Man. Read more about Cardinal [wikipop]Jean Margeot[/wikipop].
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jean karl
it is really a big loss for our country to lose an important person like him.he will be always in our heart and thoughts.i’ll never forget him so soon and will remember him for my lifetime.he has done such good things to our nation and get it better than before.i’ll never forget his memory.goodbye cardinal jean Margeot
nilou
cardinal jean margeot may your soul rest in peace. you are gone with the wind forever , mauritian people have cried with sadness for your departure has left us broken hearted. you are now in heaven as you came on earth to serve humanity.
your great work on earth has prove that you are a saint .
au nom du pere du fils et du saint esprit
Amen
priscus
This is really a sad news and undoubtedly should be national mourning for the country and all flags are down.
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Bruno
Things he will be remembered for:
1 Opened the doors of catholic schools when SSR wanted to make education free.
2 Action for freedom of press: he bailed out journalists when they were arrested in 1976 (including the founders of Mauritius Times and L’Express)
3 Helped vent out the anger of Roche Bois during the 99 riots. God knows what might have happened if he did not do that.
.-= Bruno´s last blog ..Kozelidir =-.
Kurt Avish
I was not yet born for the ones above…but i heard many of his excellent work. For the 99 riot yea man… if it was not for his contribution…i think Navin himself would have lost his trousers lol… His best quality was he never looked at the skin colour or religion to help…. you can be a muslim or a hindu and even have the darkest skin colour…,but he treated everyone as human.
Web Design Bureau of Mauritius
Man, I was a kid when he was ordained Cardinal. Just after that they rebuilt the Rose Hill Bus Station and called it Place Cardinal Jean Margéot. Sad news really.
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Kurt Avish
Yea a real lost for the country
Btw a coincidence today…Cardinal Margeot died and today morning itself the Pope fractured his wrist. http://bit.ly/nRzy3
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