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Prosper Guéranger
AuthorBooks · Second hand1805-1875
Prosper Louis Pascal Guéranger was a French priest and Benedictine monk, who served for nearly 40 years as the abbot of the monastery of Solesmes. Through the new Abbey of Solesmes, he became the founder of the French Benedictine Congregation, which re-established Benedictine monastic life in France after it had been wiped out by the French Revolution. Guéranger was the author of The Liturgical Year, a popular commentary which covers every day of the Catholic Church's liturgical cycles in 15 volumes. He was well regarded by Pope Pius IX, and was a proponent of the dogmas of the Immaculate Conception and of papal infallibility.
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About Prosper Guéranger
Birth
1805
Death
1875
First book
1847
Years writing
179
Prosper Louis Pascal Guéranger was a French priest and Benedictine monk, who served for nearly 40 years as the abbot of the monastery of Solesmes. Through the new Abbey of Solesmes, he became the founder of the French Benedictine Congregation, which re-established Benedictine monastic life in France after it had been wiped out by the French Revolution. Guéranger was the author of The Liturgical Year, a popular commentary which covers every day of the Catholic Church's liturgical cycles in 15 volumes. He was well regarded by Pope Pius IX, and was a proponent of the dogmas of the Immaculate Conception and of papal infallibility.
Prosper Guéranger was an influential French priest born in Sablé-sur-Sarthe in 1805.
His most renowned work, L'année liturgique, is a fundamental reference for understanding the church year.
Throughout his life, he wrote a total of 142 works focused on liturgy and church history.
His writings delve into essential topics such as the tradition of the Catholic Church and the role of the popes.
His literary legacy, which includes the Institutions liturgiques, remains a key piece in the study of liturgy.
