Bede Griffiths
Bede Griffiths | |
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Griffiths in 1984 | |
| Born | Alan Richard Griffiths 17 December 1906 Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England |
| Died | 13 May 1993 (aged 86) Shantivanam, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | English, Indian |
| Other names | Swami Dayananda |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Catholic priest, monk, mystic, theologian |
Bede Griffiths OSB Cam (17 December 1906 – 13 May 1993), born Alan Richard Griffiths and also known by the end of his life as Swami Dayananda ("bliss of compassion"), was a British Catholic priest and Benedictine monk who lived in ashrams in South India and became a noted missionary. Griffiths was a part of the Christian Ashram Movement.