Sorbonne in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Georges Guerin

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 8, 2025

1. Georges Guerin Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici a vécu L'Abbé GUÉRIN
Fondateur de la J.O.C.
(Jeunesse Ouvrière Chrétienne)
1891-1972

(English translation:)
Here lived the Abbé Guerin (1891-1972), founder of the J.O.C., ( Jeunesse Ouvrière Chrétienne, “Young Christian Workers”).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 48° 50.935′ N, 2° 20.793′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Sorbonne. It is on Rue Jean de Beauvais. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23 Rue Jean de Beauvais, Paris, Île-de-France 75005, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jean Dausset (within shouting distance of

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this marker); Le Collège de France (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Claude Bernard (about 120 meters away); Collège Sainte-Barbe (about 150 meters away); La Tour de Calvin / Calvin's Tower (about 210 meters away); La Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève / The Saint Genevieve Library (about 210 meters away); a different marker also named Collège Sainte-Barbe (about 210 meters away); Collège de Montaigu (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . .
1. Georges Guérin (Wikipedia, in French). Overview (in translation):

Father Georges Guérin was the co-founder of the Young Christian Workers (JOC) in 1927; general chaplain from 1928 to 1950. A member of the Resistance, he was imprisoned in Fresnes by the Germans in 1943. He was a canon of Paris Cathedral (1944).

(Submitted on April 30, 2025.)

2. Jeunesse ouvrière chrétienne (Wikipedia, in French). Overview (in translation):

The Young Christian Workers (JOC) is a Catholic and apostolic association for popular education and spiritual formation aimed at young people from working-class backgrounds, generally considered
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 8, 2025

2. Georges Guerin Marker - wide view
to be on the left, or even, in the past, on the far left of the political spectrum.

(Submitted on April 30, 2025.)

Additional keywords. plaque commémorative

Georges Guerin Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 8, 2025

3. Georges Guerin Marker - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 94 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 30, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.