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Pierre de Bérulle (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ də beʁyl]; 4 February 1575 – 2 October 1629) was a French Catholic priest, cardinal and statesman in 17th-century France.
Pierre de Bérulle, né le 4 février 1575 à Cérilly et mort le 2 octobre 1629 à Paris, est un homme d'Église et homme d'État français. Créé cardinal par le pape Urbain VIII le 30 août 1627, ce représentant majeur de l' École française de spiritualité est le fondateur de la Société de l'Oratoire .
Pierre de Bérulle was a cardinal and statesman who founded the French Congregation of the Oratory, reforming clerical education in France. Educated in theology by the Jesuits and at the Sorbonne, Bérulle was ordained in 1599.
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Sep 14, 2017 · Pierre de Bérulle, founder of the Oratoire de Jésus (commonly known as the Oratoire de France), is a leading figure in the renewal of the Catholic Church in France in the first half of the seventeenth century.
- Keith Beaumont
- 2017
Oct 28, 2022 · A French cardinal, among the main intellectuals of the French Counterreformation and the founder of the Oratoire de France. Bérulle’s thought is the fruit of an eclectic meeting between the scholastic tradition, looking back to its father figures (notably...
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Cardinal, diplomat, theologian, mystic, spiritual writer, founder of the French Oratory, leading figure in the French school of spirituality; b. Chateau de S é rilly, between Sens and Troyes, France, Feb. 4, 1575; d. Paris, Oct. 2, 1629.
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Pierre de Bérulle (1575–1629) is one of the foremost personalities of early modern Catholicism. As the founder of the “ French school ” of spirituality, he has exercised a profound influence on the Church from the seventeenth century to the present day.
