Louis Richeome – The Truth Defended For The Catholic Religion – 1595 – Book 16th

Louis RicheomeThe truth defended for the Catholic religion in the cause of the Jesuits, against the plea of Antoine ArnaudTurin, Michel Gaillard, 1595In-8° full contemporary vellum, 6 preliminary leaves, 213 pagesDimensions: 10 x 17.5 cmVigorous response of Louis Richeome (1544–1625), Jesuit and polemicist theologian, to the "Plea for the University of Paris against the Jesuits" written by Antoine Arnauld, lawyer of the Parliament.Rare work, emblematic of the religious controversies and tensions between Jesuits and Jansenists at the end of the 16th century.Bound in full contemporary vellum, in good general condition. A fine copy preserved in its original binding.Important testimony to the religious conflicts of the Ancien Régime, between loyalty to Rome, Catholic reforms and Gallican resistance. An essential piece for bibliophiles and lovers of religious history.