Antoine-Joseph Mège
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{{Short description|French Benedictine of the Congregation of St. Maur}} |
{{Short description|French Benedictine of the Congregation of St. Maur}} |
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'''Antoine-Joseph Mège''' (1625 at [[Clermont-Ferrand|Clermont]] – 15 April 1691, at the [[monastery of St. Germain-des-Prés]] near Paris) was a French [[Benedictine]] of the [[Congregation of St. Maur]]. He is known for his commentary on the [[Rule of St. Benedict]]. |
'''Antoine-Joseph Mège''' (1625 at [[Clermont-Ferrand|Clermont]] – 15 April 1691, at the [[monastery of St. Germain-des-Prés]] near Paris) was a French [[Benedictine]] of the [[Congregation of St. Maur]]. He is known for his commentary on the early 6th-century book of [[Precept|precepts]], the ''[[Rule of St. Benedict]]''. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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==Works== |
==Works== |
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His most important literary production is "Commentaire sur la règle de S. Benoît" and a manuscript history of the congregation of St. Maur from 1610 till 1653 (Paris, 1687). This commentary is an attack upon the rigoristic interpretation of the rule by Abbot [[Rancé]] of [[La Trappe Abbey|La Trappe]], and was forbidden in 1689 by a chapter of the Maurist superiors at the instance of [[Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet|Bossuet]]. |
His most important literary production is "Commentaire sur la règle de S. Benoît" ("Commentary on the Rule of St. Benedict") and a manuscript history of the congregation of St. Maur from 1610 till 1653 (Paris, 1687). This commentary is an attack upon the rigoristic interpretation of the rule by Abbot [[Rancé]] of [[La Trappe Abbey|La Trappe]], and was forbidden in 1689 by a chapter of the Maurist superiors at the instance of [[Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet|Bossuet]]. |
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His other works are a translation of [[St. Ambrose]]'s treatise "On Virginity" (Paris, 1655), "La Morale chrétienne" (Paris, 1661) a few ascetical writings and translations. |
His other works are a translation of [[St. Ambrose]]'s treatise "On Virginity" (Paris, 1655), "La Morale chrétienne" (Paris, 1661), a few ascetical writings and translations. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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