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Rubem Alves

Rubem Alves, Brazilian theologian (born 1933)

Life at a glance

Died: 2014 · July 19

Their story

Who they were

Rubem Azevedo Alves was a Brazilian Presbyterian theologian, philosopher, educator, writer and psychoanalyst. Alves was one of the founders of Latin American liberation theology.

Why this date

Rubem Alves appears on our July 19 calendar for 2014 as a death entry.

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Questions about Rubem Alves

When did Rubem Alves die?

July 19 2014.

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