BESSE, JEAN-MARTIAL - Benedictine, b. at Saint-Angel (Corrèze) on 29 Oct. 1861, d. at Ligugé on 26 July 1920. In 1885 he was ordained a priest in the abbey of St-Martin at Ligugé, where he spent most of his life. He was particularly passionate about the study of monastic tradition: a contributor to important reviews and newspapers, editor of La vie et les arts liturgiques, founder of the Revue Mabillon, he made his erudite voice heard everywhere.
Among his numerous notable works are: La France monastique. Recueil historique des archevêchés, évêchés, abbayes et prieurés de France, a mighty work, left unfinished because of his death, of which nine volumes were published (Paris-Ligugé 1906-20); Eglise et monarchie (Paris 1910); Le catholicisme libéral (ibid. 1911); L'Eglise et les libertés modernes. Le « Syllabus » (ibid. 1913); La Messe (ibid. 1918).
Bibliography2 worksD. P. Monsabert, Dom B., in Revue Mabillon, 39 (1920), pp. 76-80; G. Charvin, s. v. in DHG, VIII, coll. 1201-1205.
BIBL.: D. P. Monsabert, Dom B., in Revue Mabillon, 39 (1920), pp. 76-80; G. Charvin, s. v. in DHG, VIII, coll. 1201-1205.
De, Stefano Gabriella. “Besse, jean-martial.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, coll. 1498–1499. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/besse-jean-martial.
MLA
De, Stefano Gabriella. “Besse, jean-martial.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, coll. 1498–1499. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/besse-jean-martial.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec2_besse_jean_martial,
author = {De, Stefano Gabriella},
title = {Besse, jean-martial},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {II},
pages = {1498--1499},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1949},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/besse-jean-martial}
}
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