SettingsFrench religious writers
Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order.
Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order.
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal (; 19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662), was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic philosopher.
Blaise Pascal (; 19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662), was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic philosopher.
Charles-Hyacinthe Hugo
Charles-Hyacinthe Hugo – August 2, 1739, also called Louis-Charles Hugo, was a Lorrain Premonstratensian author.
Charles-Hyacinthe Hugo – August 2, 1739, also called Louis-Charles Hugo, was a Lorrain Premonstratensian author.
Claude Mondésert
Claude Mondésert (?-1990) was a French Jesuit at Fourvière, Lyon and co-founder (with Jean Daniélou and Henri de Lubac) of the Sources Chrétiennes collection.
Claude Mondésert (?-1990) was a French Jesuit at Fourvière, Lyon and co-founder (with Jean Daniélou and Henri de Lubac) of the Sources Chrétiennes collection.
Claude Pierre Goujet
Claude Pierre Goujet (October 19, 1697 – February 1, 1767), French abbé and littérateur, was born in Paris.
Claude Pierre Goujet (October 19, 1697 – February 1, 1767), French abbé and littérateur, was born in Paris.
Claude-Adrien Nonnotte
Claude-Adrien Nonnotte (b. in Besançon, 29 July 1711; d. there, 3 September 1793) was a French Jesuit controversialist, best known for his writings against Voltaire.
Claude-Adrien Nonnotte (b. in Besançon, 29 July 1711; d. there, 3 September 1793) was a French Jesuit controversialist, best known for his writings against Voltaire.
Constant Fouard
Constant Fouard (b. at Elbeuf, near Rouen, 6 August 1837, died 1903) was a French ecclesiastical writer.
Constant Fouard (b. at Elbeuf, near Rouen, 6 August 1837, died 1903) was a French ecclesiastical writer.
Cécile Bruyère
Madame Cécile Bruyère (1845 – 18 March 1909) was the first abbess of St. Cecilia's Abbey, Solesmes (Abbaye Sainte-Cécile de Solesmes) and a follower of Dom Prosper Guéranger in the revival o...
Madame Cécile Bruyère (1845 – 18 March 1909) was the first abbess of St. Cecilia's Abbey, Solesmes (Abbaye Sainte-Cécile de Solesmes) and a follower of Dom Prosper Guéranger in the revival o...
Elisabeth Leseur
Elisabeth Arrighi Leseur (October 16, 1866–May 3, 1914), born Pauline Elisabeth Arrighi, is best known for her spiritual diary and the conversion of her husband, Félix Leseur (1861&nd...
Elisabeth Arrighi Leseur (October 16, 1866–May 3, 1914), born Pauline Elisabeth Arrighi, is best known for her spiritual diary and the conversion of her husband, Félix Leseur (1861&nd...
Etienne Binet
Étienne Binet, born Dijon, France 1569, died Paris 1639, was a Jesuit author of 45 published works.
Étienne Binet, born Dijon, France 1569, died Paris 1639, was a Jesuit author of 45 published works.
Fabrice Hadjadj
Fabrice Hadjadj is a French writer and philosopher, born in 1971 in Nanterre to Jewish parents of Tunisian heritage.
Fabrice Hadjadj is a French writer and philosopher, born in 1971 in Nanterre to Jewish parents of Tunisian heritage.
Francis de Sales
Francis de Sales, T.O.M., A.O.F.M. Cap., was a Bishop of Geneva and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
Francis de Sales, T.O.M., A.O.F.M. Cap., was a Bishop of Geneva and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
François Fénelon
François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, more commonly known as François Fénelon, was a French Roman Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer.
François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, more commonly known as François Fénelon, was a French Roman Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer.
François Nepveu
François (Francis) Nepveu (29 April 1639—17 February 1708) was a writer on ascetical subjects.
François (Francis) Nepveu (29 April 1639—17 February 1708) was a writer on ascetical subjects.
Guillaume du Vair
Guillaume du Vair (Paris, 7 March 1556 – Tonneins, 3 August 1621) was a French author and lawyer.
Guillaume du Vair (Paris, 7 March 1556 – Tonneins, 3 August 1621) was a French author and lawyer.
Guy-Toussaint-Julien Carron
Abbé Guy-Toussaint-Julien Carron (1760–1821) was a French Roman Catholic priest who founded a number of social and educational institutions, especially while in exile in England, and was a proli...
Abbé Guy-Toussaint-Julien Carron (1760–1821) was a French Roman Catholic priest who founded a number of social and educational institutions, especially while in exile in England, and was a proli...
Henri Grégoire
Henri Grégoire, often referred to as Abbé Grégoire, was a French Roman Catholic priest, constitutional bishop of Blois and a revolutionary leader.
Henri Grégoire, often referred to as Abbé Grégoire, was a French Roman Catholic priest, constitutional bishop of Blois and a revolutionary leader.
Henri-François-Alphonse Esquiros
Henri-François-Alphonse Esquiros, French writer, was born in Paris.
Henri-François-Alphonse Esquiros, French writer, was born in Paris.
Ignace Lepp
Ignace Lepp (October 26, 1909, Orajõe, Pärnu County, Estonia – May 29, 1966 near Paris), born John Robert Lepp, was a French writer.
Ignace Lepp (October 26, 1909, Orajõe, Pärnu County, Estonia – May 29, 1966 near Paris), born John Robert Lepp, was a French writer.
Jacques de la Faye
Jacques de la Fave was a 17th-18th century French writer whose Defensio Religionis ('"Defense of Religion') a 251-page critique of the pantheism of John Toland, was published at Utrecht in 1709.
Jacques de la Fave was a 17th-18th century French writer whose Defensio Religionis ('"Defense of Religion') a 251-page critique of the pantheism of John Toland, was published at Utrecht in 1709.
Jacques Fesch
Jacques Fesch was the murderer of a French police officer, who became such a devout Roman Catholic while in prison awaiting execution that he has been proposed for canonization as a saint.
Jacques Fesch was the murderer of a French police officer, who became such a devout Roman Catholic while in prison awaiting execution that he has been proposed for canonization as a saint.
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (September 27, 1627 – April 12, 1704) was a French bishop and theologian, renowned for his sermons and other addresses.
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (September 27, 1627 – April 12, 1704) was a French bishop and theologian, renowned for his sermons and other addresses.
Jane Frances de Chantal
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (Jeanne-Françoise Frémiot, Baronne de Chantal, 28 January 1572 – 13 December 1641) is a Roman Catholic Saint, who founded a religious order after the de...
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (Jeanne-Françoise Frémiot, Baronne de Chantal, 28 January 1572 – 13 December 1641) is a Roman Catholic Saint, who founded a religious order after the de...
Jean Astruc
Jean Astruc (Sauves, Auvergne, March 19, 1684 - Paris, May 5, 1766) was a professor of medicine at Montpellier and Paris, who wrote the first great treatise on syphilis and venereal diseases, an...
Jean Astruc (Sauves, Auvergne, March 19, 1684 - Paris, May 5, 1766) was a professor of medicine at Montpellier and Paris, who wrote the first great treatise on syphilis and venereal diseases, an...
Jean Grou
Jean Nicolas Grou (1731–1803) was a French Roman Catholic mystic.
Jean Nicolas Grou (1731–1803) was a French Roman Catholic mystic.
Jean Hamon (doctor)
Jean Hamon (2 January 1618 – 22 February 1687) was a French doctor and writer of many works on medical and religious subjects.
Jean Hamon (2 January 1618 – 22 February 1687) was a French doctor and writer of many works on medical and religious subjects.
Jean Pierre de Caussade
Jean Pierre de Caussade (7 March 1675, Cahors, Lot, France - 8 Decembre 1751, Toulouse, France) was a French Jesuit priest and writer known for his work Abandonment to Divine Providence (a...
Jean Pierre de Caussade (7 March 1675, Cahors, Lot, France - 8 Decembre 1751, Toulouse, France) was a French Jesuit priest and writer known for his work Abandonment to Divine Providence (a...
Jean-Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce, baron de Cloots
Jean-Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce, baron de Cloots (June 24, 1755 – March 24, 1794), better known as Anacharsis Cloots (also spelled Clootz), was a Prussian nobleman who was a sign...
Jean-Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce, baron de Cloots (June 24, 1755 – March 24, 1794), better known as Anacharsis Cloots (also spelled Clootz), was a Prussian nobleman who was a sign...
Jean-Joseph Surin
Jean-Joseph Surin (February 9, 1600, Bordeaux—April 21, 1665, Bordeaux) was a French Jesuit mystic, preacher, devotional writer and exorcist.
Jean-Joseph Surin (February 9, 1600, Bordeaux—April 21, 1665, Bordeaux) was a French Jesuit mystic, preacher, devotional writer and exorcist.
Jeanne Guyon
Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte-Guyon was a French mystic and one of the key advocates of Quietism.
Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte-Guyon was a French mystic and one of the key advocates of Quietism.
John Calvin
John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation.
John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation.
Jérôme Besoigne
Jérôme Besoigne (born Paris, 1686, died 1763) was a prominent Jansenist apologist and oppositionist to the Bull "Unigenitus."
Jérôme Besoigne (born Paris, 1686, died 1763) was a prominent Jansenist apologist and oppositionist to the Bull "Unigenitus."
Menachem Meiri
Rabbi Menachem Meiri (1249 – c. 1310) was a famous Catalan rabbi, Talmudist and Maimonidean.
Rabbi Menachem Meiri (1249 – c. 1310) was a famous Catalan rabbi, Talmudist and Maimonidean.
Nicolas de Bralion
Nicolas de Bralion (1600–1672) was a French oratorian and ecclesiastical writer who was influential on bringing various Italian ideas into France.
Nicolas de Bralion (1600–1672) was a French oratorian and ecclesiastical writer who was influential on bringing various Italian ideas into France.
Noel Aubert de Versé
Noel Aubert de Versé was a French advocate of religious toleration, whose own religious position oscillated between Unitarian Protestantism and an Oratorian-influenced Catholicism.
Noel Aubert de Versé was a French advocate of religious toleration, whose own religious position oscillated between Unitarian Protestantism and an Oratorian-influenced Catholicism.
Olympe-Philippe Gerbet
Olympe-Philippe Gerbet (born at Poligny, Jura, 1798; died at Perpignan, Pyrénées Orientales, 1864) was a French Catholic bishop and writer.
Olympe-Philippe Gerbet (born at Poligny, Jura, 1798; died at Perpignan, Pyrénées Orientales, 1864) was a French Catholic bishop and writer.
Paul Pisani
Paul Pisani was Franciscan friar and historian from France.
Paul Pisani was Franciscan friar and historian from France.
Pierre Nicole
Pierre Nicole (1625 – November 16, 1695) was one of the most distinguished of the French Jansenists.
Pierre Nicole (1625 – November 16, 1695) was one of the most distinguished of the French Jansenists.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ was a French philosopher and Jesuit priest who trained as a paleontologist and geologist and took part in the discovery of Peking Man and in followup investigation ...
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ was a French philosopher and Jesuit priest who trained as a paleontologist and geologist and took part in the discovery of Peking Man and in followup investigation ...
Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange
Réginald Marie Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P. was a Catholic theologian and, among Thomists of the scholastic tradition, is generally thought to be the greatest Catholic Thomist of the 20th century.
Réginald Marie Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P. was a Catholic theologian and, among Thomists of the scholastic tradition, is generally thought to be the greatest Catholic Thomist of the 20th century.
René Rapin
René Rapin (1621–1687) was a French Jesuit and writer.
René Rapin (1621–1687) was a French Jesuit and writer.
Savitri Devi
Savitri Devi Mukherji was the pseudonym of the Greek writer Maximiani Portas, who was a Nazi intelligence operative in India during World War II. She wrote about animal rights movements an...
Savitri Devi Mukherji was the pseudonym of the Greek writer Maximiani Portas, who was a Nazi intelligence operative in India during World War II. She wrote about animal rights movements an...
Thérèse of Lisieux
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, or Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, born Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Martin, was a French Carmelite nun.
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, or Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, born Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Martin, was a French Carmelite nun.
Vincent de Paul
Vincent de Paul was a priest of the Catholic Church who became dedicated to serving the poor.
Vincent de Paul was a priest of the Catholic Church who became dedicated to serving the poor.
Élie Halévy (Chalfan)
Élie Halévy (Ḥalfan/Chalfan), or Élie Halfon-Halévy (1760 - 5 November 1826, Paris) was a French Hebrew poet and author.
Élie Halévy (Ḥalfan/Chalfan), or Élie Halfon-Halévy (1760 - 5 November 1826, Paris) was a French Hebrew poet and author.