Pierre Poiret

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Pierre Poiret Naudé (born April 15, 1646 in Metz , † May 21, 1719 in Rijnsburg ) was a French mystic and Christian philosopher of the 17th century.

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After the early death of his parents, Poiret earned a living by engraving and teaching the French language. During this period he studied theology in Basel , Hanau and, after 1668, in Heidelberg . In Basel he was fascinated by Descartes ' philosophy. He also read Thomas von Kempen and Johann Tauler , but was particularly influenced by the writings of the Dutch Mennonite mystic Hendrik Jansen van Barrefelt (Hiël) (around 1520– around 1594), whose works were published under the pseudonym Hiël.

In 1672 he became pastor of the French church in Annweiler in the Duchy of Pfalz-Zweibrücken . Here he met Abbess Elisabeth von Herford , the granddaughter of James I of England and a well-known mystic, as well as the Theologia Germanica and the writings of Antoinette Bourignon . The desire to get to know this fascinating woman led him to the Netherlands in 1676. He settled in Amsterdam and published his Cogitationes rationales de Deo, anima, et Malo there the following year , which earned him some recognition for science and philosophical knowledge.

From the Netherlands Poiret went on to Hamburg , still looking for Antoinette Bourignon. When they first met, he was completely convinced of her and, until her death in 1680, was her faithful student. He accompanied her on her wanderings, traveled several times to Holstein because of her complicated affairs and returned to Amsterdam to ensure the publication of her complete works, which he preceded with a thorough defense and a translation of the Divine Face by Hans Engelbrecht , the Braunschweig enthusiast, added. He defended her character and her divine mission in a Mémoire touchant la vie de Mlle. A. Bourignon (1679) and stood up for her cause against Pierre Bayle and Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff . He was also a great admirer of Jane Leade . In 1688 he settled in Rijnsburg, where he did his own works and a wide range of work for Dutch booksellers, such as the Dutch edition by Thierry Ruinart .

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SURNAME Poiret, Pierre
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Poiret Naudé, Pierre (full name); Poiret, Peter; Poiret, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French mystic and philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1646
PLACE OF BIRTH Metz
DATE OF DEATH May 21, 1719
Place of death Rijnsburg