Robert Arnauld d’Andilly (28 May 1589 – 27 September 1674, abbaye de

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)Jean Lesaulnier et Anthony McKenna dir., ''Dictionnaire de Port-Royal'', Paris, Honoré Champion, 2004, notice "Robert Arnauld d’Andilly", p. 108. was a French conseiller d’État, specialising in financial questions, in the court of

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. By the elegance of his language, he was among the major poets, writers and translators of 17th century French

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. A fervent Catholic, he played an important role in the history of

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and was one of the Solitaires of

. He was also renowned for his part in the development of the

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s, to which he was devoted.

Youth (1589–1613)

Robert Arnauld was born in Paris, the eldest of the twenty children of lawyer

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, procurator-general of

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, and his wife Catherine Marion. He was a member of a notable family, whose members included

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(the future Mother Angélique),

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, who would be bishop of

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, and the

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academic

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, called "le grand Arnauld".

The "Journée du Guichet"

Entry into the conseil d'Etat

Courtier and administrator (1613–1626)

First retirement and return (1626–1644)

Return to public life (1634)

The "Mémoire pour un souverain"(1643)

Solitaire (1644–1653)

Translator

The Frondeur

Specialist in fruit trees

The last battles (1653–1673)

Condemnation of Jansenism

Return to Pomponne

Works

In French

*''Stances pour Jésus-Christ'', Paris, E. Martin, 1628. *''Poème sur la vie de Jésus-Christ'', Paris, Jean Camusat, 1634 *''Stances sur diverses vérités chrétiennes'', Paris, Veuve Jean Camusat, 1642. *''Traduction d'un discours de la réformation de l'homme intérieur. Ou sont establis les veritables fondemens des vertus chrestiennes... prononcé par Cornelius Janssenius'',... raduction du Latin par Arnauld d'Andilly Paris, Vve J. Camusat, 1642, 99-vi p., in-12°
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. *''Oeuvres chrétiennes'', Paris, Veuve Jean Camusat et Pierre Le Petit, 1644. *''Les Confessions de St Augustin, traduites en français par M. Arnauld d'Andilly'', Paris, Vve J. Camusat & P. Le Petit, 1649, in-8°
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l'édition de Bruxelles, 1773). *''Advis d'Estat à la Reyne, sur le gouvernement de sa regence'', igné à la fin : Le Solitaire. Du Desert, le 1. fevrier 1649 s.l.s.n., 1649, 30 p. in-4°. *''La manière de cultiver les arbres fruitiers. Par le Sieur Le Gendre, curé d'Hénonville. Où il est traité des pepinieres, des espaliers, des contr'espaliers, des arbres en buisson, & à haute tige'', Paris, Nicolas Le Gras, 1652, xxviii-282-ii p. in-12° (réédition :

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, 1993). *''Les vies des Saints Pères des déserts et de quelques Saintes, escrites par des Pères de l'Eglise et autres anciens auteurs ecclésiastiques Grecs et Latins, traduites en François par M. Arnauld d'Andilly'', Paris, Pierre le Petit & Antoine Vitré, 1653, 2 vol. in-4°. *''L'Echelle sainte , ou les degrés pour monter au Ciel, composés par S. Jean Climaque, et traduit du grec en Français par Arnauld d'Andilly'', Paris, Pierre le Petit, 1654, in-12°. *''Les sept méditations de S. Therèse sur le Pater. Dix-sept autres méditations qu'elle a écrites après ses communions. Avec ses avis, ou sentences chrétiennes... Traduites de nouveau en françois (par Arnauld d'Andilly). Et imprimez en suite en espagnol'', Paris, Le Petit, 1660, 1 vol., in-16°. *'' Vies de plusieurs Saints illustres de divers siècles, choisies et trad. par Arnaud d'Andilly'', Paris, P. le Petit, 1665, 2 vol. in-8°. *''Histoire des Juifs, écrite par Flavius Joseph sous le titre d'Antiquités judaïques, traduite par Arnauld d'Andilly'', Paris, Pierre Le Petit, 1667, xvi-772 p. *''Histoire de la Guerre des Juifs contre les Romains,'' ''Response a Appion,'' ''Martyre des Machabées par Flavius Ioseph et sa Vie écrite par luy-même'' a''vec ce que Philon a escrit de son Ambassade vers l'Empereur Caius Caligula''. Traduite du grec par Monsieur Arnauld d’Andilly. Paris: Pierre Le Petit, 1668. * Thérèse d'Avila, Vie. faites par sainte Thérèse de plusieurs monastères / de la traduction de M. Arnauld d'Andilly..., Paris, P. Le Petit, 1670,
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. *''Traité du chemin de perfection écrit par sainte Terèse, et quelques petits traitez de la mesme Sainte, savoir : Méditations sur le Pater noster, Méditations après la communion, Advis à ses religieuses. Traduit par M. Arnauld d'Andilly'', Paris, P. Le Petit, 1670
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. * Saint Eucher, ''S. Eucher du mépris du monde. De la traduction de M. Arnauld d'Andilly'', Paris, P. Le Petit, 1672, 83 p., in-12°
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. *''Instructions chrétiennes tirées des lettres de l'abbé de St Cyran'', Paris, s.n., 1672, in-8°. *''Les Œuvres du bienheureux Jean d'Avila docteur et prédicateur espagnol surnommé l'Apostre de l'Andalousie. trad. de M. Arnaud d'Andilly'', Paris, Pierre Le Petit, 1673, 2 vol. in-f°, 510–761 pp. *''Oeuvres diverses'', Paris, Pierre Le Petit, 1675, 3 vol. *'' Histoire de l' ancien Testament tirée de l'écriture sainte'', Paris, Le Petit, 1675. * ''Lettres de monsieur Arnauld d’Andilly'', Paris, Charles Osmont, 1680. *''Mémoires de Messire Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, écrits par lui-même'', édités par Claude-Pierre Goujet, , A. Vandenhoeck, 1734. Voir également : ''Mémoires (1610–1656)'', Collection des mémoires relatifs à l'histoire de France : depuis l'avènement de Henri IV jusqu'à la paix de Paris, vol. 33, Paris, Foucault, 1824, 417 p., in-8°
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In Latin

*''Historia et concordia evangelica. Opera & studio theologi parisiensis'', Paris, Charles Savreux, 1653, xxvi, 445 p., In-12°. Frontispice d'

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gravé par

Robert Nanteuil Robert Nanteuil (; 1623 – 9 December 1678) was a French portrait artist: engraver, draughtsman and pastellist to the court of Louis XIV. Life He was born in Reims in 1623,oulouse veuve Arnaud Colomiez, 1667, 335 p., 12°.

Correspondence

*Philippe-Emmanuel de Monmerqué, ''Mémoires de M. de Coulanges, suivis de lettres inédites de madame de Sévigné, de son fils, de l'abbé de Coulanges, d'Arnauld d'Andilly, d'Arnauld de Pomponne, de Jean de la Fontaine et d'autres personnages du même siècle'', Paris, J.-J. Blaise, 1820, 512 p.
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