Henri Perreyve
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Henri Perreyve was a French Oratorian priest. He was one of the small group who restored the Oratory in France.
He then became closely united with Charles and Adolphe Perraud
. With Auguste Joseph Alphonse Gratry
, and under the guidance of Father Pététol, they began the restoration of the Oratory.
He was ordained priest in 1858, appointed chaplain to the Lycée Saint-Louis
in 1860, and one year later was called to the professorship of ecclesiastical history at the Sorbonne
. For some time he was forced by illness to abandon his lectures.
He was an influential figure, and linked by friendship with the Catholic leaders of the time in France: Ozanam
, Montalembert
, Cochin, and especially Jean-Baptiste-Henri Lacordaire.
Some of his letters have also been published in book form.
Life
His father was professor at the Faculté de Droit. He received his classical education at the Collège Saint-Louis. According to his father's wish he studied law, but having finished his legal course he studied philosophy and theology.He then became closely united with Charles and Adolphe Perraud
Adolphe Perraud
Adolphe Perraud was a French Cardinal and academician.-Life and works:Perraud was born at Lyon, France. A brilliant student at the lycées Henri IV and St Louis, he entered the École Normale, where he was strongly influenced by Joseph Gratry. In 1850 he secured the fellowship of history and for...
. With Auguste Joseph Alphonse Gratry
Auguste Joseph Alphonse Gratry
Auguste Joseph Alphonse Gratry was a French author and theologian.Gratry was born at Lille and educated at the École Polytechnique of Paris. After a period of mental struggle which he has described in Souvenirs de ma jeunesse, he was ordained priest in 1832...
, and under the guidance of Father Pététol, they began the restoration of the Oratory.
He was ordained priest in 1858, appointed chaplain to the Lycée Saint-Louis
Lycée Saint-Louis
The lycée Saint-Louis is a higher education establishment located in the VIe arrondissement of Paris, in the Latin Quarter. It is the only public French lycée exclusively dedicated to classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles...
in 1860, and one year later was called to the professorship of ecclesiastical history at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
. For some time he was forced by illness to abandon his lectures.
He was an influential figure, and linked by friendship with the Catholic leaders of the time in France: Ozanam
Ozanam
Ozanam is a surname, and may refer to:* Jacques Ozanam , French mathematician* Blessed Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam , French scholar...
, Montalembert
Montalembert
Montalembert can refer to:* André de Montalembert , French officer* Marc René, marquis de Montalembert , French military engineer and writer* Charles Forbes René de Montalembert , French publicist and historian...
, Cochin, and especially Jean-Baptiste-Henri Lacordaire.
Works
Among his works were:- "De la critique des Evangiles" (Paris, 1859);
- "Entretiens sur l'Eglise catholique" (2 vols., Paris, 1901);
- "La Journée des malades" (Paris, 1908);
- "Biographies et panégyriques" (Paris, 1907);
- "Souvenirs de première communion" (Paris, 1899);
- "Sermons" (Paris, 1901);
- "Deux roses et deux Noëls" (Paris, 1907);
- "Méditations sur l'Evangile de Saint Jean" (Paris, 1907);
- "Méditations sur les saints ordres" (Paris, 1901).
Some of his letters have also been published in book form.