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This article pays tribute to Jean Balzon, co-founder of the journal *Contacts*, who died at the age of 101. It is a necrologial testimony retracing the journey of a prominent figure in French-speaking Orthodoxy. Born in Paris, having served in both World Wars, a lawyer and man of action, Balzon entered the Orthodox Church after the Second World War under the influence of Father Eugraph Kovalevsky. In 1949, he co-founded the journal *Contacts* with Germaine Revault d'Allonnes, which he administered for decades with discretion and dedication. The article highlights Balzon's decisive role in structuring a French-language Orthodoxy, open and independent of any jurisdiction, and recalls his indirect contribution to the creation of the Orthodox Brotherhood of Western Europe.
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