Father Samuel

Biography:

Samuel is a Belgian Roman Catholic Priest of Turkish origin. His passport gives his name as Charles-Clément Boniface. However he was born in 1942 in Bağlarbaşı nearby Midyat Turkey as Samuel Ozdemir. The latter is a surname the priest dislikes because it was imposed on his family by the Turks. Samuel is a Christian: “At home we spoke Aramaic the language of Jesus. ”