Research Catalog

Title

Pierre Favre, S.J. : tireless apostle / by Pierre Emonet, S.J. ; translated by Jerry Ryan ; edited by Thomas M. McCoog, S.J.

Author

Émonet, Pierre, 1936-

Publication

Philadelphia, PA : Saint Joseph's University Press, [2022]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Ryan, Jerry (Freelance translator)
• McCoog, Thomas M.

Description

x, 168 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 22 cm

Summary

""Pierre Favre, S.J.,: Tireless Apostle" is a biography of St. Pierre Favre (1506-1546). Together with St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552), Favre was the roommate of St. Ignatius of Loyola (1591-1556) while all three were students at the University of Paris. Subsequently, this core group founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Favre was canonized by Pope Francis on December 17, 2013. Importantly, this biography is based wholly on primary sources, for the most part Favre's letters, which Emonet published in a modern critical edition in 2017. Emonet traces Favre's life from his birth and early years in the Alpine village of Villaret in the duchy of Savoy, to his student days in Paris, and then to his peripatetic ministry as a Jesuit crisscrossing Europe in the service of the Church during the age of the reformations. This is followed by a masterful survey and analysis of the distinctive themes of Favre's theology and spirituality. One of the most highly esteemed Catholic theologians of his age, Favre was dubious that the chasm between Protestants and Catholics could be bridged by controversy or debate. Rather, he emphasized the primacy of person-to-person dialogue, conversation, and friendship, believing in the importance of stressing what was held in common and not what divided. Renowned for his attractive and empathetic personality, his overriding pastoral goal was to be a minister of the gentle and humble Christ. It is no wonder that Favre is a favorite of Pope Francis!"--

Uniform Title

Pierre Favre (1506-1546). English

Alternative Title

Pierre Favre (1506-1546).

Subject

• Faber, Petrus, Saint, 1506-1546
• Jesuits > France > Biography
• Jesuits
• Christian saints > France > Biography
• Christian saints
• France

Genre/Form

Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-156) and index.

Language (note)

• Translated from French.

Call Number

JFD 23-2016

ISBN

• 091610107X
• 9780916101077

OCLC

1395886262

Author

Émonet, Pierre, 1936- author.

Title

Pierre Favre, S.J. : tireless apostle / by Pierre Emonet, S.J. ; translated by Jerry Ryan ; edited by Thomas M. McCoog, S.J.

Publisher

Philadelphia, PA : Saint Joseph's University Press, [2022]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-156) and index.

Language

Translated from French.

Added Author

Ryan, Jerry (Freelance translator), translator.

McCoog, Thomas M., editor.

Research Call Number

JFD 23-2016