Michel Le Quien
Michel Le Quien , also Michel Lequien , (born October 8, 1661 in Boulogne-sur-Mer , † March 12, 1733 in Paris ) was a French Dominican theologian , librarian and dogmatic and ecclesiastical author.
Life
Le Quien studied at the Paris Collège du Plessis and joined the Dominican order at the age of 20 in the monastery Rue du Bac . He later moved to the Rue Saint-Honoré monastery , where he stayed until the end of his life. Here he acted as a librarian and developed extensive research and publication activities. In a book from 1725 he is named Professor of Theology .
In addition to Latin and Greek, Le Quien also mastered Hebrew and Arabic. His main interests were teaching, history and organization of the churches in the East . The three volumes of Oriens Christianus , which appeared in print posthumously in 1740 , emerged from his lifelong collection of material .
In his dogmatic publications he dealt with Eastern Orthodox theology from a Roman Catholic position. In the dispute over the validity of the Anglican consecrations , which had been triggered by Pierre François Le Courayer in 1723 and caused a sensation in France and England, he argued for their nullity.
literature
- Sévérien Salaville: IIe centenaire de Michel Le Quien († 1733–1933) . In: Échos d'Orient 32/171, 1933, pp. 257-266.
- Siméon Vailhé: Michel Le Quien . In: Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume 9, Robert Appleton Company, New York 1910.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Le Quien, Michel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lequien, Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Dominican, librarian, dogmatist, church historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1661 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 1733 |
| Place of death | Paris |