Charles Pietri (18 April 1932 – 7 August 1991) was a 20th-century French historian and university professor.

Biography

A former pupil at the , Pietri entered the

École normale supérieure École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...

in 1952 and obtained his agrégation d'histoire. He spent some times at the

École française de Rome The École française de Rome (EFR) is a French research institute for history, archaeology, and the social sciences; overseen by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, and a division of the Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et d ...

. In 1961, he was a research associate at the

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, and was an assistant at the Sorbonne from 1963–1966. He then became an assistant professor at the University of Lille, then a lecturer at Paris-Nanterre. He dedicated his doctoral thesis, published in 1976, to the study of ''Roma Christiana'' from 311-440. In 1975, he succeeded

Henri-Irénée Marrou Henri-Irénée Marrou (; 12 November 1904 in Marseilles – 11 April 1977 in Bourg-la-Reine) was a French historian. A Christian humanist in outlook, his work was primarily in the spheres of Late Antiquity and the history of education. He is b ...

and held the chair of

history of Christianity The history of Christianity concerns the Christian religion, Christian countries, and the Christians with their various denominations, from the 1st century to the present. Christianity originated with the ministry of Jesus, a Jewish teach ...

at the University Paris-Sorbonne. From 1983–1991 he was director of the École de Rome. On 17 November 1989 he was elected a corresponding member of the

Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, f ...

Work

With his wife Luce Pietri, Jean-Marie Mayeur,

André Vauchez André Vauchez FBA (born 24 July 1938, Thionville) is a French medievalist specialising in the history of Christian spirituality. He has studied at the École normale supérieure and the École française de Rome. His thesis, defended in 1978, ...

and Marc Venard, Pietri initiated a monumental ''Histoire du christianisme des origines à nos jours'', published from 1992–2001 at and meant to replace the ''Histoire de l’Église'' by Augustin Fliche. He also directed, with Luce Pietri, the second volume of the ''Prosopographie chrétienne du bas-empire'' on Italy (2000), an endeavour started by Jean-Rémy Palanque and

. Contributors to the two-volume prosopography on Italy included Janine Desmulliez,

Christine Friasse-Coué Christine may refer to: People * Christine (name), a female given name Film * ''Christine'' (1958 film), based on Schnitzler's play ''Liebelei'' * ''Christine'' (1983 film), based on King's novel of the same name * ''Christine'' (1987 fi ...

Élisabeth Paoli-Lafaye Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sc ...

, Charles Pietri, Luce Pietri, and

Claire Sotinel Claire Sotinel is a Professor of Ancient History at l'Université de Paris-Est Créteil (Paris 12 Val de Marne University). She is an expert on Italy in late antiquity, religion, society, and prosopography. Education Sotinel received her PhD f ...

. Pietri authored other works and articles fundamental to the historic understanding of ancient Christianity: * ''Le Monde latin antique et la Bible'', with Jacques Fontaine, vol. II of the series "Bible de tous les temps", 1985 * ''Christiana respublica : éléments d'une enquête sur le christianisme antique'', series of the École Française de Rome, 1997

Honours

* Chevalier,

Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

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* Officier, Ordre national des lettres * Officier,

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( it, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. The highest-ranking ...

* Commander,

Order of St Gregory the Great The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great ( la, Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni; it, Ordine di San Gregorio Magno) was established on 1 September 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election as Pope. The order is one of ...

* Member of the

Pontifical Academy of Archaeology The Pontifical Academy of Archaeology (''Pontificia Accademia Romana di Archeologia'') is an academic honorary society established in Rome by the Catholic Church for the advancement of Christian archaeological study. It is one of the ten such Pont ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pietri, Charles 1932 births Writers from Marseille 1991 deaths Patristic scholars École Normale Supérieure alumni 20th-century French historians French Democratic Confederation of Labour members Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Knights Commander of the Order of St Gregory the Great Officers of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic