Leonardo Boff | |
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![]() Boff in 2016 | |
Born | Genézio Darci Boff (1938-12-14)14 December 1938 (age 86) Concórdia,Santa Catarina, Brazil |
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Spouse | Márcia Monteiro da Silva Miranda |
Relatives | Clodovis Boff (brother) |
Awards | Right Livelihood Award (in 2000) |
Leonardo Boff (pt; bornGenézio Darci Boff;pt; 14 December 1938) is a Braziliantheologian,philosopher writer, and formerCatholic priest. He is known for his support forLatin American liberation theology.[1] He was awarded theRight Livelihood Award in 2000. Boff was born inConcórdia,Brazil.