Bourdaloue, Louis

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• Bourdaloue, Louis — ▪ French priest born Aug. 20, 1632, Bourges, France died May 13, 1704, Paris       French Jesuit, held by many to have been the greatest of the 17th century court preachers.       Bourdaloue became a Jesuit in 1648 and very soon manifested his… …   Universalium

• Bourdaloue, Louis — (1632 1704)    preacher    Born in Bourges, Louis Bourdaloue, after becoming a Jesuit, began his career as a preacher in 1666. He came to Paris in 1669 and gained notoriety at the royal court, where he often preached during Lent and Advent (from… …   France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present

• BOURDALOUE, LOUIS —    a French Jesuit, born at Bourges, called the king of preachers, and preacher of kings ; one of the most eloquent pulpit orators of France; did not suffer by comparison with Bossuet, his contemporary, though junior; one of the most earnest and… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Louis Bourdaloue —     Louis Bourdaloue     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Louis Bourdaloue     Born at Bourges, 20 August, 1632; died at Paris, 13 May, 1704. He is often described as the king of preachers and the preacher of kings. He entered the Society of Jesus at… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Louis Bourdaloue — Louis Bourdaloue, gravure Louis Bourdaloue, né à Bourges le 20 ou 28 août 1632 et mort à Paris le 13 mai 1704, est un jésuite français. Brillant prédicateur connu pour la qualité de ses …   Wikipédia en Français

• BOURDALOUE (L.) — BOURDALOUE LOUIS (1632 1704) Jésuite français, Bourdaloue est l’un des plus grands prédicateurs, et sans doute le plus apprécié, du siècle de Louis XIV. Il fait ses débuts à Paris à la fin de 1669, au moment même où Bossuet, nommé évêque puis… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• bourdaloue — ● bourdalou ou bourdaloue nom masculin (de L. Bourdaloue, nom propre) Large ruban de soie finement côtelé qui garnit la base de la calotte d un chapeau d homme. Nom donné au XVIIe et au XVIIIe s. aux pots de chambre ovales, de petites dimensions …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Louis Bourdaloue — Louis Bourdaloue, Zeichnung von Jean Jouvenet. Louis Bourdaloue (* 20. August 1632 in Bourges; † 13. Mai 1704 in Paris) [1] war ein französischer Jesuit und Prediger. Er galt se …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Louis Bourdaloue — (August 20, 1632 May 13, 1704), French Jesuit and preacher, was born in Bourges.At the age of sixteen he entered the Society of Jesus, and was appointed successively professor of rhetoric, philosophy and moral theology, in various Jesuit colleges …   Wikipedia

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