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Was a Jesuit controversialist and opponent of Jansenism. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1619; on

Was a Jesuit controversialist and opponent of Jansenism. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1619; on the completion of his studies, he gave himself to preaching for many years. Afterwards he was in turn Rector of the colleges of Aix, Blois, and Rouen, Visitor to the province of Portugal, Procurator of the Paris Foreign Missions Society and Superior of the Professed House in Paris. His love for missionary work was such that shortly before his death, he remarked that he counted as nothing all the years he had not spent in it.

Was a French Jesuit who led a mission to China in 1687.[1] Jean de Fontaney had been a teacher of ma

Was a French Jesuit who led a mission to China in 1687.[1] Jean de Fontaney had been a teacher of mathematics and astronomy at the College Louis le Grand. He was asked by king Louis XIV to set up a mission to China, following a request by Ferdinand Verbiest, in order to spread French and Catholic influence at the Chinese court with the pretext of transmitting scientific knowledge.[2] Jean de Fontaney assembled a group of five other Jesuits to accompany him, all highly skilled in sciences, namely Joachim Bouvet, Jean-François Gerbillon, Louis-Daniel Lecomte, Guy Tachard, and Claude de Visdelou.

He was the older brother of Jacques de Lamberville. Jean was a Jesuit priest who became a missionary

He was the older brother of Jacques de Lamberville. Jean was a Jesuit priest who became a missionary to the Onondagas and had some success due in part to his conversion of the chief, Garakontie. He also became well known for his knowledge of the medical treatments of the time.

Was a French Jesuit missionary, priest and historian who discovered Lac Saint-Jean. As head of the m

Was a French Jesuit missionary, priest and historian who discovered Lac Saint-Jean. As head of the missions of the Jesuits of New France, he founded the missions to the Saguenay.

Was a French Jesuit painter and missionary to China. Jean Denis Attiret studied art in Rome and made

Was a French Jesuit painter and missionary to China. Jean Denis Attiret studied art in Rome and made himself a name as a portrait painter. While a Jesuit novice, he did paintings in the Cathedral of Avignon and the Sodality Chapel.

Was a French Jesuit who pioneered the study of Sanskrit in the West. He published a survey of Sanskr

Was a French Jesuit who pioneered the study of Sanskrit in the West. He published a survey of Sanskrit literature in 1743, where he described the language as "admirable for its harmony, copiousness, and energy", reporting on the parsimonity of the native grammatical tradition, informing the works of de Brosses, Dow, Sinner, Voltaire, Monboddo, Halhed, Beauzée, and Hervás, and was plagiarized by John Cleland (1778).

Was a French Jesuit church historian, patristic scholar, and moral theologian. Garnier was considere

Was a French Jesuit church historian, patristic scholar, and moral theologian. Garnier was considered one of the most learned Jesuits of his day, was well versed in Christian antiquity, and much consulted in difficult cases of conscience.

French classical scholar, was born at Quimper in Brittany. Having acquired a taste for literature in

French classical scholar, was born at Quimper in Brittany. Having acquired a taste for literature in his father's book-shop, he sought and obtained admission into the order of the Jesuits in around 1662 (when he was 16). In Paris, where he went to study theology, he ultimately became librarian of the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in 1683, and he died there on the 3rd of September 1729.

Was a French Roman Catholic mystic. Philip Yancey says that Jean Nicoloas Grou was "a mystic from th

Was a French Roman Catholic mystic. Philip Yancey says that Jean Nicoloas Grou was "a mystic from the eighteenth century, [who] prescribed that healthy prayer should be humble, reverent, loving, confident, and persevering — in other words, the exact opposite of impatient." [1]

Was a French Jesuit missionary, and founder of an order of Catholic Religious Sisters. He entered th

Was a French Jesuit missionary, and founder of an order of Catholic Religious Sisters. He entered the Society of Jesus, 15 August, 1640, and after completing his studies spent a number of years in the classroom, teaching both the lower and higher studies of the college courses and particularly, for the space of six years, philosophy. Later he was applied to preaching, his life's work; to this he gave himself up almost exclusively for eighteen years, until advancing age forced him instead to take up directing sodalities and hearing confessions.

Was a French Jesuit missionary to Canada. He entered the Jesuit novitiate at Nancy, 21 November 1650

Was a French Jesuit missionary to Canada. He entered the Jesuit novitiate at Nancy, 21 November 1650, and after studying at Pont-à-Mousson he became an instructor at Reims and Verdun. He completed the curriculum in 1665 and spent two years more as an instructor at Metz.

Was a French Jesuit and educator, one of the contemporary opponents of Rosseau.[1]

Was a French Jesuit and educator, one of the contemporary opponents of Rosseau.[1]

Was a French Jesuit missionary to the Indians in Canada and in the Louisiana territory. Chardon ente

Was a French Jesuit missionary to the Indians in Canada and in the Louisiana territory. Chardon entered the noviciate in the Society of Jesus at Bordeaux on September 7, 1687. He studied at Pau in 1689 and 1690 and taught at the Jesuit college in La Rochelle from 1690 to 1695. He completed his studies at Poitiers in 1695 to 1699.

Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Vaerenbergh[1] (also spelled Varenburg)[2] in B

Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Vaerenbergh[1] (also spelled Varenburg)[2] in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (Brussels), Belgium, the son of Eliana and Eugène Van Vaerenbergh, who was an accountant and owned a flower shop.[3][4] He began martia

Was a French Jesuit theologian. Balthus entered the Society of Jesus, 21 November 1682, taught human

Was a French Jesuit theologian. Balthus entered the Society of Jesus, 21 November 1682, taught humanities at Dijon, rhetoric at Pont-à-Mousson, Scripture, Hebrew, and theology at Strasburg, where he was also rector of the university. In 1717, he was general censor of books at Rome, and later rector of Chalon, Dijon, Metz, Pont-à-Mousson, and Châlons. He died at Reims.

Was a Burgundy French Jesuit and scientist who was active in the Jesuit China missions.[1] He publis

Was a Burgundy French Jesuit and scientist who was active in the Jesuit China missions.[1] He published the Tabula Chronologica Historiæ Sinicæ ("Chronological table of Chinese History"). Foucquet, a Figurist,[2] endeavoured to show that the Book of changes (I Ching) anticipated the coming of Jesus-Christ.[3] He returned to Europe in 1720.[4]

Was a French missionary, who worked in China. He entered the Society of Jesus, 5 Oct, 1670, and afte

Was a French missionary, who worked in China. He entered the Society of Jesus, 5 Oct, 1670, and after completing the usual course of study taught grammar and humanities for seven years. His long-cherished desire to labor in the missions of the East was gratified in 1685, when he joined the group of Jesuits who had been chosen to found the French mission in China. For the first leg of the trip, he was attached to the embassy of the Chevalier de Chaumont to Siam, and was accompanied by a group of Jesuit mathematicians (Jean de Fontaney (1643–1710), Joachim Bouvet (1656–1730), Louis Le Comte (1655–1728), Guy Tachard (1648–1712) and Claude de Visdelou (1656–1737))[1]. Tachard would remain in Siam besides King Narai, but the others would reach China in 1687.

Was a Jesuit came from France to Canada in 1757 as a lay brother. Casot served the Jesuits in a vari

Was a Jesuit came from France to Canada in 1757 as a lay brother. Casot served the Jesuits in a variety of lay positions including bursar of the Jesuit college in Quebec until Bishop Briand ordained him as a priest in 1766. He spent the rest of his life as bursar of the college in Quebec and was also confessor to the nuns of the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec for a number of years.

Was a French Jesuit mystic, preacher, devotional writer and exorcist. He is remembered for his parti

Was a French Jesuit mystic, preacher, devotional writer and exorcist. He is remembered for his participation in the exorcisms of Loudun in 1634-37. Surin was reared in a cloister. At the age of eight he took a vow of chastity, and at ten he was taught to meditate by a Carmelite. He entered the novitiate with the Jesuits in 1616. From 1623 to 1625 and from 1627 to 1629 he studied at the Collège de Clermont in Paris. As a priest he practiced severe self-denial, and cut himself off from nearly all social contact.[1]

Was a Jesuit preacher, pulpit orator and émigré priest following the French revolution, when he fl

Was a Jesuit preacher, pulpit orator and émigré priest following the French revolution, when he fled to London. His works consist of sermons and letters in manuscript form, however, a collection of his sermons, made by one of his hearers, was first printed at Paris in 1820, often reprinted, and later embodied in Migne's "Orateurs Sacrés", vol. LXXI

Was an inventor of illuminating gas.At the age of sixteen, in 1764, he went to the Catholic Universi

Was an inventor of illuminating gas.At the age of sixteen, in 1764, he went to the Catholic University of Leuven (French: Louvain), where he studied theology and philosophy at the Collegium Falconis, in which he became professor of natural philosophy in 1772.

Was a professional transsexual whistler.As Czechoslovakians began to take revenge against Sudeten Ge

Was a professional transsexual whistler.As Czechoslovakians began to take revenge against Sudeten Germans at the end of the war, Schmid was forced to flee to Munich where he returned to his love of cross dressing by starting a career as a female impersonator. He rapidly gained fame for his talent, bawdy material and slinky outfits. The Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his wife Queen Soraya, saw him perform in Hamburg and invited Schmid to Tehran. Schmid's material and dress were considered inappropriate by many in Iran however and he was forced to hurriedly devise a new routine. He instead whistled a Strauss polka and Offenbach's Barcarole for the Shah and his court. It was a hit and Schmid became a star.

Was a French woman with the longest confirmed lifespan in history at age 122 years 164 days.[2] She

Was a French woman with the longest confirmed lifespan in history at age 122 years 164 days.[2] She lived in Arles, France, for her entire life, and outlived both her daughter and grandson. Because her husband was a bourgeois, she never worked, instead li

Jeanne attended San Pasqual High School in Escondido, California from 1980 - 1984, where she was cap

Jeanne attended San Pasqual High School in Escondido, California from 1980 - 1984, where she was captain of the cheerleading squad and demonstrated her singing ability.Prior to breaking into television, Zelasko was a popular radio personality and reporter

An Australian politician, lobbyist, journalist, and Liberal Senator

An Australian politician, lobbyist, journalist, and Liberal Senator