Thomas Faucillon
Thomas Faucillon (born August 31, 1829 in Beaune , † October 24 or October 27, 1901 in Paris ) was a French Dominican .
Life
Thomas-Louis Faucillon, baptized Claude Louis, was born in Beaune in the Côte-d'Or department in 1829 . He attended the boys' seminary and the seminary in Dijon . He entered the Order of Preachers in Flavigny in 1852 , took solemn religious vows there on August 7, 1853 and became a priest in 1855. From 1858 he worked in management positions for almost 30 years, including a. as first prior of the new Dominican novitiate in Abbeville (1867–1870) and twice as Provincial of the Order in France (1875–1879 and 1883–1887). As such, he was also involved in founding the first Dominican convent in North America. After the end of his second term as provincial he lived in the Dominican convent in the rue Saint-Honoré in Paris, where he worked as a confessor, spiritual guide and master of exercises until his death in October 1901.
Faucillon published only one sacred work during his lifetime: Sainte Marie-Madeleine et la vie chrétienne (Paris, 1891). His sermons and spiritual notes were published posthumously by his brother Marie Benoît Schwalm under the title La vie avec Dieu .
Works
- Sainte Marie-Madeleine et la vie chrétienne . Paris, 1891
- La vie avec Dieu , published by Marie Benoît Schwalm, Paris 1905
literature
- André Derville: Faucillon (Thomas), dominicain, 1829–1901 , in: Dictionnaire de spiritualité, Volume 5, Col. 104
Web links
"FAUCILLON Thomas", Dictionnaire biographique des frères prêcheurs [En ligne], Notices biographiques, F, mis en ligne le 15 janvier 2015, consulté le 09 avril 2019. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/dominicains/2030
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Faucillon, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Dominican |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1829 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beaune |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 24, 1901 or October 27, 1901 |
| Place of death | Paris |