Gilles-François de Beauvais

Preacher, Deceased Person

1693 – 1773

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Who was Gilles-François de Beauvais?

Gilles-François de Beauvais was a French Jesuit writer and preacher.

Born at Le Mans, France, de Beauvais entered the Society of Jesus in 1709, and taught belles-lettres, rhetoric, and philosophy. After ordination he was assigned to preach and give the Advent course at Court in 1744, during which year he published his Life of Ignatius Azevedo modelled on the original Italian biography by Father Cabral. De Beauvais dedicated his version to King Stanislans of Poland. The work is devoted to the life of the martyr Ignatius de Azevedo from Porto, who worked in Brazil as Visitator for the Jesuit Order. On 15 July 1570, he was killed near the Canary Islands together with his 39 companions at sea by French Calvinist pirates. In 1854, these "40 martyrs of Brazil" were canonized.

He also wrote a number of other works of devotion and for spiritual reading.

In 1759, he was confessor of Mme Louise de France. De Beauvais probably died in Paris in 1773.

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Born
Jul 7, 1693
Le Mans
Also known as
  • Gilles-Francois de Beauvais
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Lived in
  • Pays de la Loire
Died
1773
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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