Alison Forrestal, Vincent de Paul, the Lazarist Mission, and French Catholic Reform

Oxford University Press, 2017. ISBN: 9780198785767. 336 p. 70£.

• A major reassessment of the thought and activities of the most famous figure of the seventeenth-century French Catholic Reformation, Vincent de Paul
• The first study to assess de Paul's activities against the wider backdrop of early modern Catholic religious reform and Bourbon political rule
• Shows how de Paul worked productively with a broad network of male and female associates in efforts to influence the character of devotional belief and practice within the church
• Challenges dated and hagiographic myths on de Paul's achievements
• Uses an unprecedented range of widely dispersed primary sources to create a convincing body of evidence for the reconstruction of de Paul's thought, work, and relationships

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