Louis-Marie de Blignières, born Olivier de Blignières on April 11, 1949, in

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) is a French

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priest, and the founder of the Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer.

Biography

The son of Hervé Le Barbier de Blignières, he was born in

in 1949. He did primary and secondary in classics at

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(1956-1967), and higher studies in science at L' école Sainte-Geneviève de

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and the Faculté des Sciences d'Orsay (1967-1972). He obtained a master in

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and a Certificate of Higher Studies in

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. He entered an apostolic Benedictine community in

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(1972-1975) and studied in the

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. While there, he was influenced by Dominican theologian

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, who was then a professor at the seminary. He was ordained a priest of the

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in 1977 by Archbishop

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. In 1979, he came to hold the

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proposed by des Lauriers. He also received the Dominican habit from des Lauriers and founded the Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer at

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in Mayenne. However, by 1987, he and his community abandoned their support of sedeprivationism and fully entered the Catholic Church. The community is authorised to use the Dominican Rite and the Dominican Breviary due to an indult granted to them by

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in 1988. He was the

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of his abbey until 2011. He gave a course in Thomist spirituality in

and preached retreats on the Rosary, afterwards he became known for his retreats and preaching. He also participates in the annua
Chartres Pilgrimage
with fellow traditionalists who are in good standing with the catholic church. In 2003, he defended a doctoral thesis entitled ''La quête de la Ratio Entis: un itinéraire thomasien''Voir Catalogue SUDOC
/ref> à l'Université Paris-Sorbonne. The director of his thesis was Michel Podgorny. He is the author of the books ''Les fins dernières'' and other books. He leads the training seminars for students and young professionals, (''Café-Caté''), in the

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of Paris.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Blignieres, Louis-Marie De French traditionalist Catholics 1949 births Living people French Roman Catholic priests 20th-century French Catholic theologians Traditionalist Catholic priests Former members of the Society of Saint Pius X Former Sedevacantists