ETOURNEAU, THOMAS. - Preacher and lecturer, b. in Nantes on 19 July 1853, d. at La Chapelle-Basse-Mer on 30 July 1908. A Dominican from 1875. A famous orator, he preached and gave lectures in various cities of France and Belgium. For 4 years (1898-1902) he preached at Notre-Dame in Paris, developing the great themes of dogmatics and Catholic apologetics: God, Providence, evil. He published these lectures of his: Les grandes nations du catholicisme, Paris 1898-1902.
Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. V, 1950 Apologetics Apologists
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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), col. 733.
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D'Amato, Alfonso. “Etourneau, thomas.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, col. 733. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/etourneau-thomas.
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D'Amato, Alfonso. “Etourneau, thomas.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 733. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/etourneau-thomas.
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author = {D'Amato, Alfonso},
title = {Etourneau, thomas},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {V},
pages = {733},
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publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1950},
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