In 1940, during World War II, a young man installs itself in the small village of Taizé, where hidden refugees, particularly Jews. Today this community is known throughout the world. Ten thousand young people from all countries visit each year. The Taizé Community convenes meetings on every continent and remains alongside the world's poorest. Much has been written about the community of Taizé, the Church of Reconciliation and the youth meetings in this unique place in Europe. Missing, however, updated biography of Brother Roger, founder and prior. This is what we offer here Kathryn Spink. His research has been conducted so close to Brother Roger as his brothers heard them and has read everything that Brother Roger has written over 45 years. Brother Roger himself speaks at length to tell his family origins, birth and the realization of their intuitions, the stages of a risky venture and finally crowned with success, but also its limitations, especially in the path of ecumenism how well had begun. We can only build something that we, with our limitations and our fragility. God makes it a treasure of the Gospel in the mud puddle we are. The founder of Taizé was surprised what happened. This biography recounts the extraordinary spiritual journey of a man, and the adventure of a Christian community of the twentieth century. It offers much more than a story, it is a true biography which are both a journey and the prospect of a life and an important place. His story, constantly passing from the intimate to the universal, reveals the entire breadth of vision that is in the heart of Brother Roger of Taizé. During his visit to Taizé on October 5, 1986, John Paul II recalled that his predecessor had love for the community of Taizé: I ex