Raymond Janin, A.A. (31 August 1882 – 12 July 1972) was a French

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Major works

*''La Thrace: Études historique et géographique'' (1920) *''Les Églises orientales et les rites orientaux'' (1922) *''Saint Basile, archevêque de Césarée et Docteur de l'Église'' (1929) *''Les Églises séparées d'Orient'' (1930) *''Constantinople byzantine. Développement urbain et répertoire topographique'' (1950); 2nd revised edition 1964 *''La Géographie ecclésiastique de l'empire byzantine'' (1953)

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* 1882 births 1972 deaths French Byzantinists French male non-fiction writers 20th-century French male writers {{France-historian-stub