Author: JEAN-BAPTISTE DE SAINT JURE
Title: Le Livre Des Elus, Ou Jesus Crucifie
Description: Paris, France: Chez Charles-Pierre Berton, 1771. Second Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Original 171 edition translatesThe Book of the Elect, or Jesus Crucified. Leather cover very worn and hing cracked but not loose. End papers missing, title page and contents complete and in good condition. See Scan. Minor water stain on 391-406. Written in French. Rare 1771 edition. Book now in archival sleeve to protect condition. Jesuit spiritual director and writer; b. Metz, France, Feb. 19, 1588; d. Paris, April 30, 1657. Saint-Jure entered the Society of Jesus on Sept. 4, 1604, and taught grammar and philosophy for a time. In 1645 and 1646 he was spiritual director at the College of Clermont. He served as rector of Amiens, Alençon, and Orleans and later was in charge of the professed house at Paris. He spent some time in England during the reign of Charles I. Many mystics came to him throughout his life for spiritual direction—among them the Baron of Renty and Mother Jeanne of the Angels. He also acted as spiritual director for the cloistered Dominican nuns of Paris, an exceptional position for a Jesuit. The superior of the convent, Mother Elizabeth of the Child Jesus, wrote in glowing terms of his inspirational guidance in bringing her Dominicans safely through the storm of Jansenism.; French Edition; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 406 pages. Fair with no dust jacket .

Keywords: Catholic Jesuit France


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