Jean-Rémy Palanque (7 March 1898 in Marseille – 2 June 1988,

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) was a professor of

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at the Faculty of Letters at Montpellier, then at the University of Aix-en-Provence. He was a member of the

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, the

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(elected 15 November 1968) and president of the Society of Religious History of France. He contributed, with Henri-Irénée Marrou, to the renewal of the historical interpretation of the Roman Empire and

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. He has translated and completed in French the works by the Austrian historian Ernst Stein, who was devoted to the history of

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. He was awarded the Medal of the Resistance in 1945. He died in

on 2 June 1988Jean Pouilloux, « Allocution à l'occasion du décès de M. Jean-Rémy Palanque, académicien libre », CRAI, 1988, 132-2, p. 428-431.

Works

* The testimony of Socrates Scholastica on the St. Ambrose, in Journal of Classical Studies, Volume 26, No. 3 (July–September 1924), Feret, Bordeaux, 1924 * A new history of the Lower Empire, in Historical Review, Volume 164 (1930), Paris, 1930, p. 288-308 * Essay on the prefecture of the courtroom of the Lower Empire, 1933 * St. Ambrose and the Roman Empire: a contribution to the history of relations between Church and State in the late fourth century, 1935 * Jean-Remy Palanque, H. Davenson, Pierre Fabre ... t al. Christianity and the end of the ancient world, Editions de l'Abeille, Lyon, 1943 * Jean-Remy Palanque ... t al. Christianity and the barbarian West, Editions du Cerf, Paris, 1945 * The ancient imperialisms, Presses Universitaires de France, coll. "What do I know?" 1948 * Jean-Remy Palanque, Delaruelle Etienne, The Christian Gaul with Frankish period in Church history of Revue de France, tome XXXVIII, No. 131 (1952), Print. André-Pauyé Meaux 1952 * André Latreille, Delaruelle Etienne, Jean-Remy Palanque, nd Rene Remond for Volume 3History of Catholicism in France, Spes, Paris, 1957–1962, 3 vols. (351, 501, 693 p.) * Constantine to Charlemagne through the barbaric chaos, A. Fayard, coll. "I know – I think. Part Seven, The Church in its history, "1959 * Gallican and liberal Catholics in France against the Vatican Council, 1867-1870, Ophrys, coll. "Publications Annals of the Faculty of Letters of Aix-en-Provence. New series "Paris 1962 * Jean-Remy Palanque and John Chelini, short history of the great councils, Desclée Brouwer, coll. "Christian Presence", Paris 1962 * Michel Meslin and Jean-Remy Palanque (texts selected and introduced by), ancient Christianity, A. Colin, coll "U2. Ancient History Series "Paris 1967 * Jean-Remy Palanque (ed.), The Diocese of Marseille, Letouzey & Ané, coll. "History of the dioceses of France," Paris 1967 * Montalembert and the Marquise de Forbin d'Oppède, in Church history of Revue de France, 1970, p. 115-130 * Fernand Benoit, historian, in Journal of Ligurian Studies, No. 1-3, January–September 1967, International Institute of Ligurian Studies, Bordighera, 1973 * Jean-Remy Palanque (ed.), The Diocese of Aix-en-Provence, Beauchesne al. "History of the dioceses of France. New series "Paris 1975 * Jean-Remy Palanque, Henri-Irenee Marrou, et al, Christian

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the Lower Empire, Paris et al, being published since 1982 (1: Africa (303-533), by A. Mandouze; 2:.. Italy (313-604), under the direction of C. and L. Pietri, 3:.. Asian Diocese (325-641), S. Destephen). * Cinzia Vismara, Philippe Pergola, Jean-Remy Palanque, Vence in Roman times, Association for the Defence and Promotion of Heritage Vence, coll. "Publications for the defense and promotion of Vence heritage", (Vence, 1989).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Palanque, Jean-Remy 1898 births 1988 deaths French scholars of Roman history Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Academic staff of Aix-Marseille University Academic staff of the University of Montpellier 20th-century French historians