Paul de Barry
Paul de Barry | |
|---|---|
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Province | Lyon |
| Previous posts | Rector of Jesuit colleges at Aix, Nîmes, and Avignon Provincial of Lyon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1587 Leucate, France |
| Died | 28 July 1661 (aged 73–74) Avignon |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Profession | Jesuit |
Paul de Barry (born at Leucate in 1587; died at Avignon, 28 July 1661)[1] was a French Jesuit and writer. He was rector of the Jesuit colleges at Aix, Nîmes, and Avignon, and Provincial of Lyon.[1]
Works
He composed a number of devotional works on the Blessed Virgin, Saint Joseph, and the saints, and a Pensez-y-bien, which latter had a large circulation and has been translated into several languages.[1] Translated into English are Pious Remarks upon the Life of St. Joseph, published in 1600; the Glories of St. Joseph (Dublin, 1835), and Devotions to St. Joseph, edited by the Rev. G. Tickell, S.J. (London, 187– [sic]).[1]
References
- Bibliothèque de la compagnie de Jésus, I, 945.
- ^ a b c d Frisbee, Samuel Hanna (1907). . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company. p. 312.