Angélique de Saint-Jean Arnauld d'Andilly
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Angélique de Saint-Jean Arnauld d'Andilly (28 November 1624 – 29 January 1684) was a French Jansenist nun. Niece of Angélique Arnauld, daughter of Robert Arnauld d'Andilly
, and sister of Antoine Arnauld
and Simon Arnauld
, Angélique de Saint-Jean Arnauld d'Andilly was from the Jansenist Arnauld family
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Robert Arnauld d'Andilly
Robert Arnauld d’Andilly was a French conseiller d’État, specialising in financial questions, in the court of Marie de' Medici. By the elegance of his language, he was among the major poets, writers and translators of 17th century French classicism...
, and sister of Antoine Arnauld
Antoine Arnauld (1616-1698)
- Biography :Eldest son of Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, Antoine Arnauld was born in 1616. His first tutor was Martin de Barcos, the nephew of the Abbot of St. Cyran. He was then sent to the college of Lisieux in order to finish his studies...
and Simon Arnauld
Simon Arnauld, marquis de Pomponne
Simon Arnauld de Pomponne, Seigneur and then Marquis of Pomponne was a French diplomat and minister.-Early life:...
, Angélique de Saint-Jean Arnauld d'Andilly was from the Jansenist Arnauld family
Arnauld family
The Arnauld family was a noble French family prominent in the 17th century, and closely associated with Jansenism, associating frequently with the Jansenist religious communities in Port-Royal de Paris and Port-Royal des Champs...
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Life
She entered the Port-Royal-des-Champs in 1641 and taken her vows on 25 January 1644. Becoming sub-prior in 1653, she and her four sisters heavily opposed the formulary. Arrested in August 1664, she was held at the convent of the Annonciades until 1665. Refused the sacraments until the Clementine peace in 1669, she was made abbess in 1678.Works
Angélique de Saint-Jean Arnauld d'Andilly published an account of her captivity (1711), the Conférences, the Réflexions, the Relations and was a collaborator on the Nécrologe de l’Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Port-Royal des Champs, Ordre de Cîteaux, Institut du Saint Sacrement ; qui contient les éloges historiques avec les épitaphes des fondateurs & bienfaiteurs de ce monastère, & des autres personnes de distinction (1723).- Aux portes des ténèbres : Relation de captivité, Préf. Sébastien LapaqueSébastien LapaqueSébastien Lapaque is a French novelist, essayist and gastronome, and a critic for Figaro littéraire.-Awards:*2000 : Prix François Mauriac de l'Académie française*2002 : Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle, Mythologie Française...
; notes de Louis Cognet, Paris, Table ronde, 2005 ISBN 271032721X - Relation de la captivité de la mère Angélique de Saint Jean, religieuse de Port-Royal des Champs, Paris, Gallimard, 1954
- Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de Port Royal ; et à la vie de la Révérende Mère Marie Angélique de Sainte Magdeleine Arnauld, Réformatrice de ce Monastère, Utrecht, [s.n.], 1742
- Lettres de la mère Angélique de S. Jean à Mr. Arnaud, écrites depuis que la communauté fut transférée à Port-Royal des Champs jusqu'à la paix de l’Église, [S.l.s.n], 1600-1699
- Conférences de la mère Angélique de Saint Jean, abbesse, sur les constitutions du monastère, 1665