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Name Louis-Victor-Emile Bougaud Died November 7, 1888, Laval, France Books History of St Vincent de Paul, The divinity of Christ: an argum, The Life of Saint Monica, Life of Blessed Margaret, Life of Blessed Margaret | ||
Émile Bougaud, born Edme Louis Victor Bougaud (b. at Dijon, 26 February 1823, d. at Laval, 7 November 1888) was a French Catholic priest, known as a writer and preacher. He became Bishop of Laval.
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He was an influential writer, aiming to reconcile his contemporaries with Catholic teaching.
Life
He received his classical education at Autun, where his professor of rhetoric was the Abbé Pitra. He studied theology at Dijon and Paris, was ordained priest by Monseigneur Affre in 1846, was professor of church history at the Seminary of Dijon (1846–51), and then chaplain of the Convent of the Visitation in the same city (1851–61).
In 1861 he accepted the position of Vicar-General to Bishop Dupanloup at Orléans. In 1886, he was appointed Bishop of Laval.
Works
Besides the sermons which he delivered in Paris and other cities, Bishop Bougaud wrote numerous works. While chaplain of the Visitation Convent, he wrote Étude sur la mission, les actes et le culte de saint Bénigne and Histoire de sainte Chantal. While Vicar-General of Orléans, he wrote Histoire de sainte Monique, Histoire de la bienheureuse Marguerite Marie, Le Christianisme et les temps présents (his great apologetical work, in 5 vols.), Le grand péril de l'Église de France au XIXe siècle, and Histoire de saint Vincent de Paul (2 vols.). A volume of his discourses was published by his brother.