Bossuet, Jacques BÉnigne(1627–1704)
Jacques Bénigne Bossuet was born in Dijon, the son of a lawyer. At the age of thirteen he was a boy canon of Metz. After a period in Paris, whe...
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The French prelate and writer Jacques Bénigne Bossuet (1627-1704) is best known for his sermons and orations. His ecclesiastical career traversed the principal milieus and encompassed the major...
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The works of Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, bishop of Meaux, include books on matters of religious controversy, discourses on history and politics, as well as sermons and funeral orations, for which ...
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Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne (1627-1704)
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