David-Augustin de Brueys

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David-Augustin de Brueys (* 1640 in Aix-en-Provence , Bouches-du-Rhône department , † November 25, 1723 in Montpellier , Hérault department ) was a French theologian and playwright.

Life

De Brueys came from a Calvinist family and was destined to study theology from an early age. During his studies he began to write smaller pamphlets .

He dealt with the work of Jacques Bénigne Bossuet and published a review of it in 1681. The contact with Bossuet caused De Bruey's conversion to Catholicism in 1682 . As a Catholic he became an ardent defender of the Catholic faith and was ordained a priest after the death of his wife.

In addition to his religious writings, De Brueys also wrote plays - much praised by his contemporaries - some in collaboration with the playwright Jean Palaprat (1650–1721).

De Brueys found his final resting place in Montpellier.

Works (selection)

Theological works
  • Response au livre de M. de Condom intitulé. Exposition de la doctrine catholique sur les matières de controverse . Edition Leers, The Hague 1681.
  • Exam des raisons qui ont donné lieu à la séparation des protestans . 1683.
    • Examination of the causes for which sake the Protestants have separated themselves from the Catholic Church . Rommerskirchen, Cologne 1707.
  • Traité de la sainte fair . Girin, Paris 1700 (EA Paris 1683).
  • Traité de l'église . Mabre-Cramoisy, Paris 1686.
  • Défense du culte extérieur de l'église catholique . Mabre-Cramoisy, Paris 1686.
  • Traité de l'eucharistie . Mabre-Cramoisy, Paris 1686.
  • Histoire du fanatisme de notre temps . Editions Muguet, Pairs 1692/1713 (4 vol.).
  • Traité du legitimate usage de la raison principalement sur les objets de la foi . Coignard, Paris 1717.
Plays
  • Le concert ridicule . Guillain, Paris 1689.
  • Le sot toujours sot ou le marquis paysan . 1693.
  • La force you sang . 1693.
  • La belle mere . 1693.
  • Les empiriques Comédie en trois actes . Paris 1697.
  • Gabinie. Tragedy chrétienne . Paris 1699.
    • The steadfast Christian Gabanie, who was beheaded under the last severe main persecution of Emperor Diocletian. Presented in a Christian tragedy . Krauss, Vienna 1757.
  • L'avocat patelin . Paris 1706.
    • Advocate Patelin. A comedy in three acts . Schmidt & Donatius, Lübeck 1762.
  • L'opiniatre Comédie en trois actes . Prault, Paris 1722.
Work editions
  • Les œuvres de théâtre de Messieurs Brueys et Palaprat . Briasson, Paris 1755 (3 vol.).
  • Oeuvres choisies . 1812 (2 vol.)

literature

  • Jean Palaprat: La vie de M. de Brueys . In: Les œuvres de Messieurs Brueys et Palaprat, vol. 1 . Briasson, Paris 1755.
  • Charles Dubray:  David-Augustine de Brueys . In: Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume 3, Robert Appleton Company, New York 1908.
personal data
SURNAME Brueys, David-Augustin de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French theologian and theater writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1640
PLACE OF BIRTH Aix-en-Provence , Bouches-du-Rhône department
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 1723
Place of death Montpellier , Hérault department