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Born in St-Célestin on November 22, 1936, he was the son of Auguste Morin and Marie-Anne Lauzière. He completed his classical studies at the Saint-Antoine Seminary in Trois-Rivières (1950–1956), his philosophical studies at the Franciscan Seminary of Philosophy in Quebec City (1957–1960), his theological studies at the Franciscan Seminary of Theology in Rosemont (1960–1964), and pastoral studies at the Dominican Institute of Pastoral Ministry in Montreal (1964–1965 and 1973–1974).
A missionary at heart, Brother Georges left Canada for Korea in 1965. He studied Korean at a school in Seoul and, after two years, had mastered the language perfectly. He was subsequently entrusted with several parishes, including Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus in Mok-dong and Sok Nam Dong in Incheon, which he himself founded and which he regarded as one of his greatest achievements. Deeply devoted to the Korean people and their culture, he lived some of the finest years of his life there. After his permanent return to Montreal in 1991, he held several positions within various Franciscan fraternities, such as discret, guardian, vicar, and others, and returned to Korea as General Visitor and Chapter President. In Montreal, he worked at the Missions Office and for the magazine Missions des Franciscains, served in parish pastoral ministry, and took an active role in the Secular Franciscan Order, serving as spiritual assistant for the Montreal region from 2002 to 2012.
He entered the Franciscan novitiate in Sherbrooke on August 12, 1956, pronounced his temporary vows on August 13, 1957, in Sherbrooke, and his solemn vows on August 18, 1960, at the Franciscan convent on Rosemont Boulevard in Montreal. Brother Georges was ordained a priest at the Church of the Resurrection in Montreal on April 4, 1964, by His Eminence Cardinal Paul-Émile Léger.
A great lover of art, particularly the painters Van Gogh and Chagall, Brother Georges was deeply interested in the spiritual dimension of works of art created by these great masters. Classical music, as well as the promotion of faith through art and color, occupied an important place in his life. There was a period when he played the piano and the organ to accompany liturgical celebrations.
