Jacques-Philippe Lallemant
French Jesuit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
French Jesuit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jacques-Philippe Lallemant (c. 1660, Saint-Valery-sur-Somme – 1748) was a French Jesuit, of whom little is known beyond his writings. He took part in the discussion on the Chinese rites, and wrote the Journal historique des assemblées tenues en Sorbonne pour condamner les Mémoires de la Chine (Paris, 1700), a defense of his confrère Louis le Comte against the Sorbonnist, Jacques Lefèvre.
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In his “Histoire des Contestations sur la Diplomatique” (Paris, 1708) he sided with the Jesuits Jean Hardouin and Papebroch against the Benedictine Mabillon.
Lallemant's principal works are against the Jansenists. These include:
In response to Pasquier Quesnel's Réflexions morales, Lallemant composed, in collaboration with other Jesuits (e.g. Dominique Bouhours and Michel), Réflexions morales sur le Nouveau Testament traduit en français (Paris, 1713–25). This work was translated into many languages, and praised by Catholic commentators including François Fénelon and the “Revue Catholique”.
Other works by Lallemant include:
The Jansenists attributed to him several writings, including:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Jacques-Philippe Lallemant". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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