Religion Roman Catholic Nationality French Name Fernand Cabrol | Occupation Benedictine monk Role Writer Known for Theology, Scholarship | |
Died June 4, 1937, Farnborough, United Kingdom Books Liturgical Prayer: Its History & Spirit, Holy Week, Holy Week: the complete offices of Holy Week in Latin and English | ||
Fernand Cabrol (11 December 1855 – 4 June 1937) was a French theologian, Benedictine monk and noted writer on the history of Christian worship.
Cabrol was born in Marseille. He became prior of St Michael's Abbey in Farnborough, Hampshire in 1896, and abbot in 1903. He is best known for being a co-founder of the Dictionnaire d'archéologie chrétienne et de liturgie, together with Henri Leclercq.
Selected works of scholarship
Cabrol was the founding editor and the majority of the volumes were edited by himself and Henri Leclercq and they also contributed articles to the encyclopaedia (Vol. 14, pt 2 & 15 were edited by H. I. Marrou). By 1953 the work was complete in 15 volumes, each of two parts.
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