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Cosme de Villiers

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Cosme de Villiers de Saint Étienne
Personal
Born1683
Saint-Denis, France
Died1758 (aged 74–75)
Orléans, France
ReligionRoman Catholic
Notable work(s)Bibliotheca carmelitana (1752)
Organization
OrderCarmelite
Senior posting
PostOrléans

Cosme de Villiers de Saint Étienne (1683–1758) was a French Carmelite bibliographer.

Life

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Born in Saint-Denis, near Paris, he joined the Carmelite order and from 1709 to 1727 was lecturer in philosophy or theology in various convents of the order, particularly Nantes, Hennebont, and Saint-Pol-de-Léon. In 1727, Villiers began to preach.[1] He later became a preacher in Orléans, where he died.

Works

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He was the author of the Bibliotheca carmelitana (2 vols, Orleans, 1752).

References

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  1. ^ "Villiers, Cosme De from the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia". McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia Online. Retrieved 2020-03-13.

Sources

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  • Dictionnaire historique et bibliographique, vol. 2 (Paris, 1822), 64.
  • Dictionnaire historique; ou, Biographie universelle classique, vol. 6 (Paris, 1829), 3239.