Henri Didon

Henri Didon ( born March 17, 1840 in Le Touvet (Isère), † March 13, 1900 in Toulouse ) was a French Dominican monk, writer and educator.

On Didon is the Latin motto of the Olympics Citius, Altius, Fortius ( German: "Faster, Higher, Stronger " ) back.

Biography

Henri Didon left at the age of 18 years, the seminar in Grenoble to join the Order of the Dominicans in Flavigny. Four years later he went to Rome to complete his studies. After his return, he was active in Paris in 1868 as a preacher.