Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Le Faucheur, Michel one of the most famous Protestant preachers of the 17th century, was born in the neighborhood of Geneva in 1585. In 1607 he was ordained, and appointed pastor at Annoanay. His fame as a pulpit orator was soon made known, and the authorities of Geneva wished him to come there. But Le … Continue reading “Le Faucheur, Michel”

Le Coz, Claude French bishop, b. at Plouévez-Parzay (Finistère), 1740; d. at Villevieux (Jura), 1813. Pupil, then professor, and finally principal of the Collège de Quimper, he took the constitutional oath in 1791, was elected schismatic Bishop of Ille-et-Vilaine, and wrote in defence of his election—declared null and void by the pope—”Accord des vrais principes … Continue reading “Le Coz, Claude”

Le Courrayer, Pierre Francois a French theologian, was born at Rouen in 1681. At the age of sixteen he was admitted to the congregation of St. Genevieve, and soon he instructed there in philosophy, and theology, was canon in 1701, and librarian in 1711. A dissertation which he published at Brussels in 1723, under the … Continue reading “Le Courrayer, Pierre Francois”

Le Clerc, John (1), first martyr of the Reformation in France, a mechanic by trade, was born at Meaux towards the close of the 15th century. He was brought to the knowledge of divine truth by reading the N.T. translated into French by Lefevre d’taples, and in his zeal for the cause he dared to … Continue reading “Le Clerc, John (2)”

Le Caron, Joseph Missionary, born near Paris, France, 1586; died France, 1632. Entering the Recollects when already ordained, he was one of the first four missionaries sent to Canada, and the pioneer among the Hurons. He evangelized the Montagnais of Tadousac, in 1622. In 1629 he was sent back to France by the English after … Continue reading “Le Caron, Joseph”

Le Camus, Etienne French cardinal, b. at Paris, 1632; d. at Grenoble, 1707. Through the influence of his father, Nicolas le Camus, a state councillor, he was when still very young attached to the court as almoner of the king, and enjoyed the friendship of Bossuet. The Sorbonne made him doctor of theology at the … Continue reading “Le Camus, Etienne”

Le Camus, Emile-Paul-Constant-Ange Preacher, theologian, scripturist, Bishop of La Rochelle and Saintes, b. at Paraza, France, 24 August, 1839; d. at Malvisade, near Castelnaudary, France, 28 September, 1906. He made his preparatory studies at Carcassonne, and then entered the theological seminary of St-Sulpice at, Paris. In 1861 he went to Rome, where he received his … Continue reading “Le Camus, Emile-Paul-Constant-Ange”

Le Blant, Edmond-Frederic French archeologist and historian, born 12 August, 1818; died 5 July, 1897 at Paris. He studied law and having qualified to practice, he obtained in 1843 a situation in the customs under the Finance Board. This position assured his future and he was free to follow his scientific inclinations. During a voyage … Continue reading “Le Blant, Edmond-Frederic”

Le in the philosophical system of Confucius (q.v.), is the ultimate immaterial element of the universe. It is the absolute, regarded in association with material essences, and manifesting itself in virtue of such association as the cause of organization and order. The spirit of man is strictly of one substance with this principle. The Le, … Continue reading “Le”

L.C.M. = Sisters of the Little Company of Mary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary