Jérôme Besoigne
Jérôme Besoigne (* 1686 in Paris ; † January 25, 1763 ibid) was one of the most important French Jansenist theologians.
He taught theology at the Collège du Plessis from 1712 . Because of his refusal to submit to the papal bull Unigenitus Dei filius , he lost his chair at the Sorbonne in 1729 . His writings are among the characteristic testimonies of Jansenist spirituality .
Publications (selection)
- Dissertation speculative et pratique sur la confiance et la crainte (1735)
- Concorde des livres de la Sagesse, ou la Morale du Saint-Esprit (1737)
- Concorde des Épîtres canoniques, ou la Morale des Apôtres (1747)
- Principes de la perfection chrétienne et religieuse (1749)
- Histoire de l'abbaye de Port-Royal (1752)
- Vies des quatre évêques engaged dans la cause de Port-Royal: M. d'Alet, M. d'Angers, M. de Beauvais, M. de Pamiers (1756)
- Principes de la penitence et de la justice chrétienne (1762)
literature
- Besoigne, Jerome . In: Josef Höfer , Karl Rahner (Ed.): Lexicon for Theology and Church . 2nd Edition. tape 2 : Barontus to Cölestiner. . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau, Sp. 300 .
- J. Corbett: Jérôme Besoigne . In: Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume 2, Robert Appleton Company, New York 1907.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Besoigne, Jerome |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jansenist writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1686 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 1763 |
| Place of death | Paris |