Ambroise Janvier (1613,

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– 25 April 1682,

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) was a 17th-century French Benedictine and theologian. He joined the

Congregation of Saint Maur The Congregation of St. Maur, often known as the Maurists, were a congregation of French Benedictines, established in 1621, and known for their high level of scholarship. The congregation and its members were named after Saint Maurus (died 565), a ...

in 1657, and made great progress in the study of the Hebrew language which he taught for many years at the Abbey of

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and elsewhere.

Publications

# ''Élégie en vers hébraïques, sur la mort de

Jérôme Bignon Jérôme Bignon (; 1589–1656) was a French lawyer born in Paris. Life His family originated from the western part of France, and came to Paris at the beginning of the sixteenth century. He was uncommonly precocious, and under his father's tu ...

''; 1656, printed following the ''Formules de Marculphe'', 1666 edition. # ''Rabbi Davidis Kimhi Commentarii in Psalmos Davidis,... '', Paris, Louis Billaine, 1666, in-4°, pièces liminaires, 653 p. and the tableThis Hebrew–Latin translation is estimated; this is the only complete we have of these comments, which are useful for understanding the literal meaning of the ''Psalms''. Dom Janvier was also publisher of the ''Œuvres'' by

Pierre de Celle Peter Cellensis, also known as Peter of Celle, Peter of Celles, Pierre de Celle and Peter de la Celle, (c. 1115 in Troyes – 20 February 1183, at Chartres) was a French Benedictine and bishop. Life He was born into an aristocratic family of Cha ...

, bishop of Chartres, Paris, 1671, in-4°, with a preface of Father

Jean Mabillon Dom Jean Mabillon , (; 23 November 1632 – 27 December 1707) was a French Benedictine monk and scholar of the Congregation of Saint Maur. He is considered the founder of the disciplines of palaeography and diplomatics. Early life Mabillon w ...

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Ambroise Janvier
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Ambroise Janvier
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