Philippe Lécrivain (1 August 1941 – 13 April 2020) was a French

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priest and historian.

Biography

Lécrivain was born in

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on 1 August 1941. He was

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in the

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in 1968, and joined the

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in 1978 in

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. Lécrivain held a

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in sociology, a master's degree in

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and modern history, and a doctorate in theology. He often

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of the

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and

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, as well as

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. He directed the

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centre on Rue Blomet in Paris from 1985 to 1987. He was a professor of Catholic history at the Centre Sèvres and a lecturer at

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. Philippe Lécrivain died on 13 April 2020 in Paris at the

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of 78 due to

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Publications

*''Histoire des dogmes'' (1995) *''Histoire du christianisme'' (1997) *''Les millénarismes du christianisme antique et médiéval'' (2001) *''Pour une plus grande gloire de Dieu : Les missions jésuites'' (1991, 2005) *''Paris au temps d'Ignace de Loyola (1528–1535)'' (2006) *''Comprendre le catholicisme'' (2008) *''Une manière de vivre : les religieux aujourd'hui'' (2009) *''Histoire des dogmes tome.2 ; l’homme et son salut'' (2012) *''Les Jésuites'' (2013) *''Les premiers siècles jésuites, Jalons pour une histoire (1540–1814)'' (2016)

References

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