MARTIN, ARTHUR. - Jesuit, archaeologist, b. 4 Sept. 1801 at Auray (Morbihan), d. at Ravenna on 24 Nov. 1856.
Having entered the Society of Jesus on 28 Sept. 1819 at Montrouge, he continued his novitiate in Rome; after returning to his homeland and the expulsion of the Jesuits by the government, he devoted himself to preaching in various dioceses of France and in Valais. Then, drawn to the study of Christian monuments, together with Fr. C. Cahier he published the Monographie de la cathédrale de Bourges (Paris 1841-44), and the Mélanges d'archéologie, d'histoire et de littérature (ibid. 1848-56), containing articles on the enamels of Aachen and Cologne, on miniatures, on ivories of Bamberg, Regensburg, Munich, Paris, London etc., on Byzantine fabrics, on paintings, on Carolingian and Romanesque bas-reliefs. He published other minor writings on his own, helping to revive the study of ancient Christian monuments.
Bibliography3 worksSommervogel, V, coll. 619-21; H. Leclercq, s. v. in DACL, X, II, coll. 2334-43; J. Burnichon, La Comp. de Jésus en France, Hist. d'un siècle
BIBL.: Sommervogel, V, coll. 619-21; H. Leclercq, s. v. in DACL, X, II, coll. 2334-43; J. Burnichon, La Comp. de Jésus en France, Hist. d'un siècle, 1814-1914, II, Paris 1919, pp. 239-44.
Josi, Enrico. “Martin, arthur.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, col. 205. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/martin-arthur.
MLA
Josi, Enrico. “Martin, arthur.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, col. 205. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/martin-arthur.
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author = {Josi, Enrico},
title = {Martin, arthur},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {VIII},
pages = {205},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1952},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/martin-arthur}
}
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