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La Vie du Révérend Père Charles Faure, Abbé de Ste. Genevieve de Paris, Où l'On Voit l'Histoire des Chanoines Réguliers de la Congrégation de France - Softcover

Pierre Lalemant

 
9780243568819: La Vie du Révérend Père Charles Faure, Abbé de Ste. Genevieve de Paris, Où l'On Voit l'Histoire des Chanoines Réguliers de la Congrégation de France

Synopsis

This book narrates the life of the priest Charles Faure (1594-1644) who was moved by a strong vocation to enter the religious life and join the Abbey of Saint-Vincent. However, upon arrival, he found many of his fellow priests had forsaken their monastic vows in favor of a life of vice and indulgence. Nevertheless, he persisted in his faith, spending his time praying for the salvation of his peers and enduring their mockery. Yet what began as the torment of a young man, living among those who had abandoned their calling, gradually transformed into his life's purpose. To the astonishment of his peers, he initiated a reform movement within the Abbey of Saint-Vincent, transforming it from a place of moral decay back into a bastion of religious devotion. His efforts eventually led to the creation of the Congregation of Canons Regular of France, a body that reformed and revitalized the Canons Regular Order and greatly influenced the Catholic Church's religious landscape in France.

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