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Le Correspondant
''Le Correspondent'' was a French Catholic review, founded in March 1829 by Louis de Carné, Edmond de Cazalès, and Camille-Augustin de Meaux. The motto of this moderately royalist Catholic review was "Liberté civile et religieuse par tout l’univers" ("Civil and religious liberty throughout the universe"). Publication ceased in 1831 but was revived in 1843 as a monthly review under the direction of Edmond Wilson and Victor-Amédée Waille (1798–1876). Jean Luglien de Jouenne d'Esgrigny was one of its initial shareholders. After a period of dormancy, it was relaunched in 1855 by Charles de Montalembert as a Catholic opposition organ to the Second Empire and the journal ''L'Univers'' by Louis Veuillot. ''Le Correspondent'' became a platform for liberal Catholics and moderate royalists concerned about the almost complete alignment of the French Church with imperial authority and opposed to reactionary theories promoted by the pontifical authorities. Editorial Committe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Lenormant
Charles Lenormant (1 June 1802, Paris – 22 November 1859, Athens) was a French archaeologist. Biography After pursuing his studies at the Lycée Charlemagne and the Lycée Napoléon, he took up law, but a visit to Italy and Sicily (1822–23) made him an enthusiastic archaeologist. In 1825 he was named sub-inspector of fine arts and a few months later married Amelia Syvoct, niece and adopted daughter of the celebrated Mme Récamier. He visited Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands, and accompanied Jean-François Champollion to Egypt in July 1828, where he devoted himself to the study of architecture, architectural works. Later, in March 1829, he travelled through Greece as assistant director of the archaeological department of the Morea expedition, Morea scientific expedition. On his return he was appointed curator of the works of art in the Royal Library. Although the chair was that of modern history, he lectured chiefly on ancient history, particularly the origins of Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
