Eusèbe Renaudot

Eusèbe Renaudot ( born July 20, 1646 Paris, † September 7, 1720 ) was a French Catholic clerics, journalists, orientalist and liturgist.

Life

As the grandson of a member of a wealthy family Théophraste Renaudot with connections to the highest social, political and religious circles; 1665-1672 Member of the Congregation of the Oratory, clerics (hence called " Abbe "), but not a priest; then journalistically and politically active. 1679-1720 Director -founded by his grandfather "Gazette de France ". On the basis of the broadest, most oriental language skills internationally respected scholar.

The " orientaliste - gazetier " was deeply involved in the political and religious conflicts of the time, so even with Calvinists and Anglicans. Within the Catholic Church Renaudot turned against the Jesuits and his " favorite enemy " Richard Simon. Compared with the Protestants, he sought the Roman Catholic doctrine of the sacraments to defend by demonstration of its compliance with the Eastern Churches. To this end, he contributed to the " perpétuité de la Foy " (1669-1674) of the Pierre Nicole and led her own band continued with 4 and 5 ( 1711-1713 ). In this context, his numerous translations Eastern Christian orders of worship are in Latin.

Renaudot bequeathed his extensive library of about 9,000 volumes of the Parisian abbey of Saint -Germain -des- Prés. His hand- written heritage ( 45 volumes ) is located since 1798 in today's Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Much still in use today is Renaudot Collectio of worship, almost exclusively eucharistic texts of the Alexandrian, Coptic, Ethiopian, East Syrian and West Syrian liturgy. Translations of the sacrament celebrations published in the 19th century Heinrich Denzinger. Other is so far unpublished.

The Accademia della Crusca Linguistic Society took Renaudot in 1706 as a corresponding member in their ranks.

Major works

• Historia Patriarcharum Alexandrinorum Jacobitarum. Paris 1713.
• Liturgiarum Orientalium Collectio, 2 vols, Paris 1715-1716. Editio secunda correctior. Baer, ​​Francofurti ad Moenum 1847; Reprints: Gregg, London 1970, ISBN 0-576-99192-9.