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...weekly drawing of the French National Lottery one day last month, the winning ticket was No. 301,207. To the holder of that stub went 13,000,000 tax-free francs ($37,143). The lucky man was a Roman Catholic priest, Sylvan Grandmougin, 52, Abbé of Attignéville...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: 13 Million to One | 3/31/1952 | See Source »

Back home again, the abbé has since spent nearly a third of the money, some 4,000,000 francs, repairing and replastering the three churches of his parishes, decking out the one at Attignéville with new stained-glass windows. Further plans: a youth center for his parishioners and a dressmaking workshop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: 13 Million to One | 3/31/1952 | See Source »

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