Jean-Jacques Olier

Jean-Jacques Olier was a French catholic priest, writer and catholic theologian (1608–1657). He was born at Paris.

Jean-Jacques Olier in brief

Born
1608
Died
1657
Known for
catholic priest,writer,catholic theologian
Place of birth
Paris

Overview

Also worked under the name Prêtre du clergé.

Born at Paris in 1608, died at Paris in 1657.

Identity and origins

He also worked under the name Prêtre du clergé. His recorded language was French. His recorded confession was Catholicism.

Other recorded relations include Madame de Brinvilliers.

Formation and teaching

Jean-Jacques Olier studied at collège d’Harcourt and College of Sorbonne. He trained under Vincent de Paul and Charles de Condren.

Career and activity

His work is associated with French school of spirituality and Counter-Reformation.

Recorded position is parson. He belonged to Society of Saint-Sulpice.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Jean-Jacques Olier, On the Priesthood, 2003. Olier, Jean-Jacques (1608–57), The Dictionary of Seventeenth-Century French Philosophers, 2008. Bernard Pitaud, Jean-Jacques Olier (1608-1657), Lessius, « Au singulier », n° 33, 2017, 492 pages, 45 €., Études, 2017. Chapter 4: Origins of the Present Model of Priesthood, Part 2: Jean-Jacques Olier and Louis Tronson, Beyond Priests, 2025. Jean-Jacques Olier, Correspondance. Nouvelle édition des lettres suivies de textes spirituels donnés comme lettres dans les éditions antérieures, édition par Gilles Chaillot, Irénée Noye et Bernard Pitaud, Paris, Honoré Champion, collection Mystica, 2014, 984 p., Chrétiens et Sociétés, 2015.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

Sainteté chrétienne (1992) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 12 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Jean-Jacques Olier studied at collège d’Harcourt and College of Sorbonne. training under Vincent de Paul and Charles de Condren is recorded. the recorded working language is French.

The authority associates the name with French school of spirituality and Counter-Reformation.

Positions recorded include parson. Membership is recorded of Society of Saint-Sulpice.

Chronology

  1. 1608Jean-Jacques Olier born at Paris.
  2. 1657Jean-Jacques Olier died at Paris.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Bernard Pitaud, Jean-Jacques Olier (1608-1657), Lessius, « Au singulier », n° 33, 2017, 492 pages, 45 €., Études, 2017

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Chapter 4: Origins of the Present Model of Priesthood, Part 2: Jean-Jacques Olier and Louis Tronson, Beyond Priests, 2025

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Jean-Jacques Olier, On the Priesthood, 2003

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Olier, Jean-Jacques (1608–57), The Dictionary of Seventeenth-Century French Philosophers, 2008

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  • open access index · Unverified

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Jean-Jacques Olier.

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  • digital repository · Unverified

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Jean-Jacques Olier as creator.

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q776390: Jean-Jacques Olier

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Jean-Jacques Olier”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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