LAMY, FRANÇOIS. - Polemicist, b. at Montireau in 1636, d. at St-Denis on 11 April 1711. He was prior of the Benedictineabbey of St-Faron-de-Meaux, an office from which he was removed because of his strong attachment to the ideas of Descartes. He engaged in polemics with the best minds of his time: Malebranche, Nicole, Duguet, etc., with a vivacity that was at times excessive.
His copious output embraces subjects of apologetics, dogmatics, morals and ascetics. Worth remembering: Vérité évidente de la religion chrétienne (Paris 1694); Le nouvel athéisme renversé (ibid. 1696); Lettres théologiques et morales sur quelques sujets importants (ibid. 1708); L'incrédule amené à la religion par la raison (ibid. 1710). The most important work, however, remains: De la connaissance de soi-même (ibid. 1694), which gave rise to a reply on the part of Malebranche.
Bibliography2 worksHurter, IV, col. 1130; J. Baudot, s. v. in DThC, VIII, coll. 2552-55 (with bibl.).
BIBL.: Hurter, IV, col. 1130; J. Baudot, s. v. in DThC, VIII, coll. 2552-55 (with bibl.).
Petino, Cosimo. “Lamy, françois.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, col. 874. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/lamy-francois.
MLA
Petino, Cosimo. “Lamy, françois.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 874. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/lamy-francois.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec7_lamy_francois,
author = {Petino, Cosimo},
title = {Lamy, françois},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {VII},
pages = {874},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1951},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/lamy-francois}
}
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