Joseph Roger de Benoist [SEP] religious order
Joseph Roger de Benoist
Father Joseph Roger de Benoist (2 August 1923 – 15 February 2017) was a French missionary, journalist, and historian. His main areas of study were French West Africa and the history of the Roman Catholic Church in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Senegal, where he lived for several decades.
Biography.
Father Joseph Roger de Benoist was part of the congregation of the White Fathers. He was born in Meudon and graduated from Lille Graduate School of Journalism with a doctorate in history
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- Lorelle Semley, "To be Free and French: Citizenship in France's Atlantic Empire"
- Mark Hinchman, "Portrait of an Island: The Architecture and Material Culture of Gorée ..."
- Joseph Roger de Benoist et Abdoulaye Camara, « Les signares et le patrimoine bâti de l'île », dans Abdoulaye Camara & Joseph Roger de Benoist, Histoire de Gorée, Maisonneuve & Larose, 2003