10 Facts About Paul Glynn

Paul Glynn was born on 1928 and is a Marist missionary priest and writer from Australia.

Paul Glynn is the author of several books, including The Song of Nagasaki and The Smile of the Ragpicker, both best-sellers and translated into several languages.

Paul Glynn has devoted a lifetime to reconciliation and friendship between Australia and Japan, the two former wartime enemies.

Paul Glynn is an Australian Marist missionary priest and writer.

Paul Glynn graduated from Southern Cross University; in 2010 the school awarded him an honorary doctorate for his reconciliation work with Japan.

Paul Glynn lived in Japan for over 20 years, learning the country's language and culture through Buddhist texts.

Paul Glynn has devoted a lifetime to reconciliation and friendship between Australia and Japan, the two former wartime foes.

Paul Glynn was inspired to follow Padre Lionel Marsden, a former prisoner-of-war of the Japanese on the Burma Railway, to work for reconciliation with the people of Japan.

Paul Glynn subsequently helped his brother Tony, who was a promoter of reconciliation with Japan.

Paul Glynn is a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun from the Japanese government and the Medal of the Order of Australia from the Australian government for reconciliation work between Japan and Australia.