Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
Jacques-Bénigne Lignel Bossuet (; 27 September 1627 – 12 April 1704) was a French bishop and theologian. Renowned for his sermons, addresses and literary works, he is regarded as a brilliant orator and literary stylist of the French language.A native of Dijon, Bossuet was educated at a Jesuit school before enrolling in the College of Navarre in Paris, where he studied philosophy and theology. In 1652, he was ordained a priest and became a Doctor of Divinity. He spent the next seven years at Metz, where he honed his skills in oratory and politics, before returning to Paris and establishing his reputation as a great preacher. By the early 1660s, Bossuet was preaching regularly before the court of King Louis XIV at Versailles. He was appointed tutor to the Dauphin in 1670 and elected to the Académie Française a year later. In 1681, he was appointed Bishop of Meaux, a position he held until his death. Bossuet was a strong advocate of political absolutism and the divine right of kings. Later in his life, he was also involved in the controversies over Gallicanism and Quietism, and supported the king's revocation of the Edict of Nantes, which abolished the rights of the Huguenot Protestant minority. Bossuet died in 1704 at the age of 76.
The works of Bossuet best known to English speakers are three great orations delivered at the funerals of Queen Henrietta Maria, widow of Charles I of England (1669), of her daughter Henriette, Duchess of Orléans (1670), and of the outstanding military commander ''le Grand Condé'' (1687). He published his ''Discours sur l'histoire universelle'' ''(Discourse on Universal History)'' in 1681. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne
Published 1762
Published 1762
printed by A. Donaldson and J. Reid. For Alexander Donaldson
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by Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne
Published 1730
Published 1730
printed by R. Reily; and sold by J. and J. Bonwick, and S. Austen, in St. Paul's Churchyard; J. Hazard, near Stationers Hall; and J. Newton, in Little Britain
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by Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne
Published 1800
Published 1800
printed at Newby's Office, Higher End of the Market-Place
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by Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne
Published 1778
Published 1778
sold by B. White, Fleet-Street; E. and C. Dilly, Poultry; J. Robson and Co. Bond-Street; J. Ridley, St. Jameses-Street; J. Walter, Charing-Cross; P. Elmsly, Strand; and J. Bew, Paternoster-Row
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by Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne
Published 1790
Published 1790
printed by J. P. Coghlan, No. 37, Duke-Street, Grosvenor-Square. And sold by Mess. Robinsons, Paternoster-Row
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by Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne
Published 1800
Published 1800
printed for W. Clarke, New Bond Street, by S. Gosnell, Little Queen Street, Holborn
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by Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne
Published 1767
Published 1767
printed for David Steel, at the Bible and Crown; Little Tower-Hill
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by Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne
Published 1702
Published 1702
Chez Pierre de Varrennes, marchand libraire dans le Strand proche de Sommersethouse a l'Ensiegne de seneque
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by Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne
Published 1703
Published 1703
Printed for M.T. and sold by Fran... in the Inner Temple-Lane
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by Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne
Published 1731
Published 1731
Printed by R. Reily; and sold by J. and J. Bonwicke, and S. Austen, in St. paul Churchyard; J. Hazard, near Stationers Hall, and J. Newton, in Little Britain
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by Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne
Published 1778
Published 1778
Printed for T. Evans, near York-Buildings in the Strand; J. Sewell, in Cornhill, and W. Fox, Holborn
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by Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne
Published 1707
Published 1707
chez David Mortier, Libraire dans le Strand, à L'Enseigne D'Erasme
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