NOUET, JACQUES. - Ascetical writer, Jesuit, b. at Mainz on 25 March 1605, d. at Paris on 21 May 1680. He entered the Order in 1623 at Rouen. He distinguished himself by his piety and his knowledge of the sacred sciences; he devoted himself to the care of souls from 1659 onward.
Gifted with a clear mind, he wrote several short works and spiritual books, among which the most celebrated is L'homme d'oraison. Ses méditations et entretiens (6 vols., Paris 1675), which had an extremely wide circulation and was translated into German, English and Italian. After his death the continuation of the work appeared in five volumes: L'homme d'oraison. Ses retraites annuelles (ibid. 1692). N. belonged to the contemplative spiritual current, leading souls to the higher degrees of union with God. He was also a fervent propagator of eucharistic piety, urging souls to frequent and even daily Communion. He fought Arnauld and the Jansenists and was one of the best apologists of the Society of Jesus, defending it against the attacks of Pascal.
Bibliography2 worksSommervogel, V, coll. 1813-28; A. Pottiers, Le p. L. Lallemand et les grands spirituels de son temps, III, Paris 1929, pp. 188-213. Arnaldo
BIBL.: Sommervogel, V, coll. 1813-28; A. Pottiers, Le p. L. Lallemand et les grands spirituels de son temps, III, Paris 1929, pp. 188-213.
Lanz, Arnaldo Maria. “Nouet, jacques.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, col. 1965. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/nouet-jacques.
MLA
Lanz, Arnaldo Maria. “Nouet, jacques.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, col. 1965. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/nouet-jacques.
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@incollection{ec8_nouet_jacques,
author = {Lanz, Arnaldo Maria},
title = {Nouet, jacques},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {VIII},
pages = {1965},
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/nouet-jacques}
}
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