Carlos Payan
Carlos Payan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 |
| Died | 12 October 2024 (aged 60–61) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Pastor |
Carlos Payan (1963 – 12 October 2024) was a French Protestant pastor.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in 1963, Payan was the eighth child of Spanish republican militants.[2] He was a member of the Mouvement Jeunes Communistes de France and worked for L'Humanité before converting to Christianity and read the New Testament; his baptism was seen as a "betrayal" to his family.[3] He became an assistant pastor at an evangelical church and joined the Institut biblique décentralisé.[2] He was inspired by Emiliano Tardif and joined the Embrase nos cœurs organization, where he met several Catholic and Protestant personalities.[3] In 2003, he moved to Paris and founded his own organization, Paris tout est possible, where he organized prayers and healings.[2] He was praised as a "speaker appreciated for his humor, his simplicity and his slightly provocative side"[2] and an "artist before being a healer".[3] In 2017, he prayed alongside Pope Francis alongside over 100 other evangelical pastors.[2]
Payan died of a heart attack on 12 October 2024.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Fath, Sébastien (14 October 2024). "Carlos Payan (1963-2024), le dérangeur de Dieu". Regards protestants (in French). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Hoyeau, Céline (12 October 2024). "Carlos Payan, pasteur charismatique engagé pour l'unité des chrétiens, est mort". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Ternisien, Xavier (13 May 2006). "Carlos Payan, guérisseur évangélique". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Le pasteur Carlos Payan est décédé". Réforme (in French). 13 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.