Oraisons funèbres by Jacques Bénigne Bossuet
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| Author | Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne, 1627-1704 |
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| Author of introduction, etc. | Doumic, René, 1860-1937 |
| Title | Oraisons funèbres |
| Original Publication | Paris: Aristide Quillet, 1928. |
| Contents | Préface -- Oraison funèbre de Henriette-Marie de France -- Oraison funèbre de Henriette-Anne d'Angleterre -- Oraison funèbre de Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche -- Oraison funèbre d'Anne de Gonzague de Clèves -- Oraison funèbre de Michel le Tellier -- Oraison funèbre de Louis de Bourbon -- Appendice: Bourdaloue. Fléchier. Massillon. Lacordaire. |
| Credits | Laurent Vogel (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | BX: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Churches, Church movements |
| Subject | Catholic Church -- Sermons |
| Subject | Funeral sermons |
| Subject | Sermons, French |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77452 |
| Release Date | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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