Cosme de Villiers
Cosme de Villiers de Saint Étienne (1683–1758) was a French Carmelite bibliographer.
Cosme de Villiers de Saint Étienne | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | 1683 Saint-Denis, France |
| Died | 1758 (aged 74–75) Orléans, France |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Notable work(s) | Bibliotheca carmelitana (1752) |
| Order | Carmelite |
| Senior posting | |
| Post | Orléans |
Life
Born in Saint-Denis, near Paris, he joined the Carmelite order and from 1709 to 1727 was lecturer in philosophy or theology in various convents of the order, particularly Nantes, Hennebont, and Saint-Pol-de-Léon. In 1727, Villiers began to preach.[1] He later became a preacher in Orléans, where he died.
Works
He was the author of the Bibliotheca carmelitana (2 vols, Orleans, 1752).
References
- "Villiers, Cosme De from the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia". McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia Online. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique et bibliographique, vol. 2 (Paris, 1822), 64.
- Dictionnaire historique; ou, Biographie universelle classique, vol. 6 (Paris, 1829), 3239.
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