René de Ceriziers (or René de Cerisiers;1609–1662) was a French theologian and historian. He was born in

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, and entered the

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in 1622. He taught in several Jesuit colleges, and in 1641 left the order. He became chaplain of the Duke of Orléans and of

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''Larousse''. Retrieved 14 January 2019. His writings include: * ''L'Image de Notre-Dame de Liesse'' (Rheims, 1622) * ''Les Heureux Commencements de la France chrétienne sous saint Rémy'' (Rheims, 1633) * ''La Consolation de la Philosophie de Boèce, en Vers et en Prose'' (Paris, 1636) * ''Traductions des Soliloques de Saint-Augustin, avec les Méditations et le Manuel'' (Paris, 1638) * ''Vie de Sainte Geneviève de Brabant'' (Paris, 1640) * '' Réflexions chrétiennes et politiques sur la vie des rois de France'' (Paris, 1641–1644)

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