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French catholic priests

32 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Abbé AubertAuthor · BooksJean-Louis Aubert (15 February 1731 in Paris – 10 November 1814 in Paris), called the Abbé Aubert, was a French dramatist, poet and journalist, son of the violinist and composer Jacques…
Amalarius of MetzAuthor · Books850) was a Frankish prelate and courtier, temporary bishop of Trier (812–13) and Lyon (835–38), and an accomplished liturgist.
Antoine GodeauAuthor · BooksAntoine Godeau (24 September 1605, in Dreux – 21 April 1672, in Vence) was a French bishop, Baroque Précieuses poet and exegete.
Claude de la ColombièreAuthor · BooksClaude La Colombière, sometimes referred to as Claude de la Colombière, was a French Jesuit priest best known as the confessor of Margaret Mary Alacoque.
Éric de Moulins-BeaufortAuthor · BooksÉric de Moulins-Beaufort (born 30 January 1962) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a bishop since 2008 and the Archbishop of Reims since 2018.
Folquet de MarseillePerson · Music memorabiliaFolquet de Marselha (alternatively Folquet de Marseille, Foulques de Toulouse, Fulk of Toulouse; c. 1150 – 25 December 1231) came from a Genoese merchant family who lived in Marseille.
François FénelonAuthor · BooksFrançois de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, P.S.S, more commonly known as François Fénelon (6 August 1651 – 7 January 1715), was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer.
François-Joachim de Pierre de BernisAuthor · BooksFrançois-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, comte de Lyonnais (22 May 1715 – 3 November 1794) was a French cardinal and diplomat.
Geoffrey of VendômeAuthor · BooksIllustration — In this miniature, Geoffrey, with a nimbus, kneels before Christ, who sits on a globe.
Gilbert AubryAuthor · BooksGilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry (born 10 May 1942 in Saint-Louis, Réunion) is a Réunionnais bishop, bishop emeritus of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion, as well as a poet and a singer.
Gilbert de La PorréeAuthor · BooksGilbert de la Porrée (lang; after 1085 – 4 September 1154), also known as Gilbert of Poitiers, Gilbertus Porretanus or Pictaviensis, was a scholastic logician and theologian and Bishop of…
Gregory of ToursAuthor · BooksGregory of Tours (born Georgius Florentius; 30 November c. 538 – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours during the Merovingian period and is known as the…
Henri BrémondAuthor · BooksHenri Brémond (31 July 1865 – 17 August 1933) was a French literary scholar and philosopher, Catholic priest, and sometime Jesuit. He was one of the theological modernists.
Henri GrégoireAuthor · BooksHenri Jean-Baptiste Grégoire (4 December 1750 – 28 May 1831), often referred to as the Abbé Grégoire, was a French Catholic priest, constitutional bishop of Blois and a revolutionary…
Humbert of Silva CandidaAuthor · BooksHumbert of Silva Candida, O.S.B, also known as Humbert of Moyenmoutier (c. 1000 to 1015 – 5 May 1061) was a French Benedictine abbot and later cardinal.
Jacques Bénigne BossuetAuthor · BooksJacques-Bénigne Lignel Bossuet (lang; 27 September 1627 – 12 April 1704) was a French Catholic prelate and theologian who served as Bishop of Meaux from 1681 until his death in 1704.
Jacques Davy DuperronAuthor · BooksJacques Davy Duperron (ʒak davi dypɛʁɔ̃; 15 November 1556 – 6 December 1618) was a French politician and Roman Catholic Cardinal.
Jacques Paul MigneAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jacques-Paul Migne, engraving by E. Tailland
Jean François Paul de GondiAuthor · BooksJean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz (20 September 1613 – 24 August 1679) was a French churchman, writer of memoirs, and agitator in the Fronde.[1]
Jean-Baptiste Du HaldeAuthor · BooksJean-Baptiste Du Halde (Pinyin: Dù Hèdé; 1 February 1674 – 18 August 1743) was a French Jesuit historian specializing in China.
Jean-Baptiste DubosAuthor · BooksJean-Baptiste Dubos (14 December 1670 – 23 March 1742), also referred to as l'Abbé Du Bos, was a French author. He was also a diplomat and an art critic.
Jean-Jacques OlierAuthor · BooksJean-Jacques Olier, S.S. (20 September 1608 – 2 April 1657) was a French Catholic priest and the founder of the Sulpicians.
Jean-Marie PerrotAuthor · BooksIllustration — Abbé Perrot, seen from the front, arms crossed
Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de TillemontAuthor · BooksLouis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont (30 November 163710 January 1698) was a French ecclesiastical historian.
Matteo BandelloAuthor · BooksMatteo Bandello (c. 1480–1562) was an Italian writer, soldier, Dominican friar and bishop, best known for his novellas.
Mellin de Saint-GelaisAuthor · BooksMellin de Saint-Gelais (or Melin de Saint-Gelays or Sainct-Gelais; c. 1491 – October 1558) was a French poet of the Renaissance and Poet Laureate of Francis I of France.
Michel QuoistAuthor · BooksMichel Quoist (French: [miʃɛl kwa]; 18 June 1921 – 18 December 1997) was a French Catholic priest, theologian and writer.
Pierre d'AillyAuthor · Maps and atlasesPierre d'Ailly (lang; Petrus Aliacensis, Petrus de Alliaco; 13519 August 1420) was a French theologian, astrologer and cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Pierre Teilhard de ChardinAuthor · BooksPierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. (1 May 1881 – 10 April 1955) was a French Jesuit priest, scientist, paleontologist, philosopher, mystic and teacher.
Pontus de TyardAuthor · BooksPontus de Tyard (also Thyard, Thiard) (c. 1521 – 23 September 1605) was a French poet and priest, a member of "La Pléiade".
Saint RemigiusAuthor · BooksIllustration — Statue of Saint Remigius at the Saint Remigius Church, Simpelveld, Netherlands
Thoinot ArbeauPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Les Petits Chanteurs de Passy sing the pavane Belle qui tiens ma vie of Thoinot Arbeau

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