Philantropist. The Vicente Ferrer foundation carries out humanitarian projects in Andhra, bring aid to some of the world's poorest people. He arrived in India in 1952 as a jesuit missionary (despite he late left the order) and was expelled in 1968 by the Indian authorities who were suspicious of his activities. When he returned a year later, the prime minister, Indira Gandhi, granted his activities in the poverty-stricken state of Andhra. He received the Premio Príncipe de Asturias in 1998. He died in Anantapur. Ferrer will be buried in Bathalapalli (India).
Philantropist. The Vicente Ferrer foundation carries out humanitarian projects in Andhra, bring aid to some of the world's poorest people. He arrived in India in 1952 as a jesuit missionary (despite he late left the order) and was expelled in 1968 by the Indian authorities who were suspicious of his activities. When he returned a year later, the prime minister, Indira Gandhi, granted his activities in the poverty-stricken state of Andhra. He received the Premio Príncipe de Asturias in 1998. He died in Anantapur. Ferrer will be buried in Bathalapalli (India).
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