Louis Lallemant
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Louis Lallemant was a French Jesuit.
After making his studies under the Fathers of the Society of Jesus
, Lallemant
entered that order in 1605, having completed the usual course of study and teaching for new members. He was ordained and taught philosophy and theology for some time until he was made master of novices, an office he filled for four years. Having exercised it with success he was appointed director of the fathers in third probation; after three years in this difficult post he broke down in health, and was sent to the college of Bourget, in the hope that change of occupation would restore him. The hope was not to be fulfilled; he died after a few months.
Lallemant has been called the Balthazar Alvarez
of France; his ideals and efforts to meet them were as uncompromising as the latter's. Like Alvarez, Lallemant expected of others what he did himself. He set the high ideal before his disciple
s, especially the Fathers of the third probation, and required them to rise to such ideals. He is known today chiefly by his “Doctrine Spirituelle”, a collection of his maxims and instructions gathered together by Father Jean Rigoleuc, one of his disciples, and detailing very thoroughly his spiritual method.
After making his studies under the Fathers of the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
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Lallemant
Lallemant is a French surname that may originate in the phrase "l’Allemand", meaning "the German." Variants of the name include: Laleman, Lalemand, Lalemant, Lalleman, L'allemand, and Lallemand.It may refer to:-Persons:...
entered that order in 1605, having completed the usual course of study and teaching for new members. He was ordained and taught philosophy and theology for some time until he was made master of novices, an office he filled for four years. Having exercised it with success he was appointed director of the fathers in third probation; after three years in this difficult post he broke down in health, and was sent to the college of Bourget, in the hope that change of occupation would restore him. The hope was not to be fulfilled; he died after a few months.
Lallemant has been called the Balthazar Alvarez
Balthazar Alvarez
Balthazar Alvarez was a Spanish Catholic mystic and was the spiritual director of St. Teresa. Alvarez was born in Cervera, Spain, in 1533 of a noble family.He studied philosophy and theology in the University of Alcalá...
of France; his ideals and efforts to meet them were as uncompromising as the latter's. Like Alvarez, Lallemant expected of others what he did himself. He set the high ideal before his disciple
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s, especially the Fathers of the third probation, and required them to rise to such ideals. He is known today chiefly by his “Doctrine Spirituelle”, a collection of his maxims and instructions gathered together by Father Jean Rigoleuc, one of his disciples, and detailing very thoroughly his spiritual method.
Sources
- CHAMPION, Pierre - La Doctrine Spirituelle du P. Louis Lallemant (Paris, 1694), ?preceded by a life of Lallemant?
- GUILHERMY, Menologie de l’Assistance de France, 5 April ????
- PATRIGNANI, Menologio della Compagnia di Gesu.
- HENRY WOODS Transcribed by Joseph E. O’Connor