Denis Petau (1583–1652)

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Biographical data

1583 662 Born in Orléans
1605 662 Entered the Society of Jesus in Nancy
1652 662 Died in Paris

Education

662 Studied theology in Paris , Pont-à-Mousson

Career

1611 – 1618 662 Teacher of rhetoric, literae humaniores in La Flèche , Reims
1618 – 1620 662 Teacher of rhetoric in Paris
1621 – 1639 662 Teacher of scripture in Paris
1640 – 1643 662 Teacher of positive theology in Paris
402 Teacher of philosophy in Bourges

Alternate names

Denis Petavius

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Related subjects

Philosophy Rhetoric Theology Literae humaniores Positive theology Scripture

Sources

402 Sommervogel, Carlos (Ed., Reprint 1960): Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus. Tome VI.
662 Donnelly, J. P. (2001): “Petau (Petavius), Denis”. In: Diccionario histórico de la Compañía de Jesús. Ed. by Charles O'Neill, Universidad Pontifica Comillas, Madrid, pp. 3113-3114.

Recommended Citation

Denis Petau (1583–1652). In: Jesuit Science Network, version 03/11/2018. URL: http://jsn.soohwalee.com/p/942/.