BASILIO da SOISSONS. - He entered the Capuchins of the province of Paris on 20 Apr. 1635 and died on 3 March 1698. He was an active member of the Capuchin mission in England at the court of Queen Enrichetta di Francia; on returning to his homeland, he put his theological learning and his experience in anti-Protestant controversy to use in various works, both in defence of the Eucharist and of the true religion, and in expounding the fundamental points of Christian doctrine, chiefly on the basis of Holy Scripture. These writings, often reworked, went through numerous editions, both complete and partial.
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