Auguste Carayon
Encyclopedia
Auguste Carayon was a French
Jesuit
author and bibliographer.
He was born in Saumur
, France in 1813; he joined the Society of Jesus in 1848, and was at various times librarian and procurator. Between 1864 and 1874 he edited many historical works, and is considered a leading authority upon the history of his order, especially in New France
, the area colonized by France in North America.
Carayon died at Poitiers
in 1874.
He was also the author of several devotional treatises published between 1854 and 1863.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Jesuit
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...
author and bibliographer.
He was born in Saumur
Saumur
Saumur is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.The historic town is located between the Loire and Thouet rivers, and is surrounded by the vineyards of Saumur itself, Chinon, Bourgueil, Coteaux du Layon, etc...
, France in 1813; he joined the Society of Jesus in 1848, and was at various times librarian and procurator. Between 1864 and 1874 he edited many historical works, and is considered a leading authority upon the history of his order, especially in New France
New France
New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
, the area colonized by France in North America.
Carayon died at Poitiers
Poitiers
Poitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque...
in 1874.
Works
His principal works were:- Bibliographie historique de la Compagnie de Jésus (Paris, 1864)
- Documents inédits concernant la Compagnie de Jésus (Poitiers, 1863-1874, 18 vols)
- Première mission des Jésuites au Canada (Paris, 1864)
- Bannissement des Jésuites de la Louisiane (1865)
- Établissement de la Compagnie de Jésus à Brest par Louis XIV (Paris, 1865)
- Les prisons du Marquis de Pombal (1865)
- Notes historiques sur les Parlements et les Jésuites au XVIIIe siècle (Paris, 1867)
He was also the author of several devotional treatises published between 1854 and 1863.