Étienne Binet (1569 – 1639) was a

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author of 45 published works. He was born in

Dijon Dijon (, ; ; in Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Digion'') is a city in and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eas ...

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, and died in Paris.

Biography

Binet was the school-fellow and life-long friend of

Francis de Sales Francis de Sales, Congregation of the Oratory, C.O., Order of Minims, O.M. (; ; 21 August 156728 December 1622) was a Savoyard state, Savoyard Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Geneva and is a saint of the Catholic Church. He became n ...

. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1590 and was rector of the colleges at Rouen and Paris, and provincial of Paris, Lyons, and Champagne.

Works

The 1913

Catholic Encyclopedia ''The'' ''Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church'', also referred to as the ''Old Catholic Encyclopedia'' and the ''Original Catholic Encyclopedi ...

praises the style, "turn of thought", and "apt quotations" in Binet's writings, recommending them as "pleasurable and profitable spiritual reading". Binet's forty-five published works include: * ''Flowers from the Psalms'' (Rouen, 1615), translated into Italian and Latin * ''Consolation and Joy for the Sick and Afflicted'' (Rouen, 1616), republished fourteen times in eight years * ''Essay on Nature's Wonders'' (Rouen, 1621), a popular scientific work which passed through 24 editions before 1658 * ''Life of St. Ignatius'' (1622) * ''Life of St. Francis Xavier'' (1622) * , translated into English (London, 1638) * , published in English at Paris in 1632 * ''Purgatory Surveyed'', translated by Richard Thimelby (London, 1663) and republished by William Henry Anderdon (London, 1874) * ''The Rich Man Saved by the Golden Gate of Heaven; Motives and Power of Almsgiving'' (Paris, 1627), translated into Latin, Italian, and German * ''Mary, God's Masterpiece'' (Paris, 1634), republished six times * ''How Should Religious Superiors Govern?'', published twelve times in French, three in Latin, three in Italian, and one in German * ''Divine Favors Granted to St. Joseph'' (Paris, 1639), translated into English (London, 1890)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Binet, Etienne 1569 births 1639 deaths Writers from Dijon French religious writers 16th-century French Jesuits French male non-fiction writers Clergy from Dijon