MIGNE, JACQUES PAUL (1800-1875)

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MIGNE, JACQUES PAUL (1800-1875) , French priest and publisher, was born at St Flour, Cantal, on the 25th of October 1800. He studied theology at Orleans, was ordained priest in 1824 and placed in charge of the parish of Puiseaux, in the diocese of Orleans. In 1833 he went to Paris, and started L'Univers religieux, which afterwards became Louis Veuillot's ultra-montane organ. On severing his connexion with the

paper

PAPER
PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

three years later, he opened at Petit Montrouge, near Paris, the

great

GREAT

publishing

house

HOUSE
HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in
Gothic
- GOTHIC
it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

which brought out in rapid succession numerous religious works at popular prices. The best known of these are: Scripturae sacrae cursus completus, and Theologiae cursus (each in 28 vols., 184o1845); Collection des auteurs sacres (roo vols., 18461848); Encyclopedie theologique (171 vols., 18441866); Patrologiae cursus completus, Latin

series

SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

in 221 vols. (18441855; 2nd edition, 1878 seq.); Greek

series

SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

, first published in Latin (85 vols., 18561861); with Greek text and Latin translation (165 vols., 18571866). Unfortunately these editions, brought out in

great

GREAT

haste and often edited by superficial scholars, do not come up to the requirements of moderncriticism. By far the most noteworthy is the Patrology, which was superintended by the learned

Benedictine

BENEDICTINE

J. B. Pitra. Its vast scope leaves it still unique and valuable, where other editions of

special

SPECIAL

works do not exist. The indices in 3 vols. are arranged so that one may easily find any reference in the patristic writings. In February 1868 a great fire destroyed the whole of Migne's printing premises, but he established a new

house

HOUSE
HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in
Gothic
- GOTHIC
it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

in Paris, which was purchased in 1876 by the publishers Garnier Freres, who still own all the works brought out by Migl e. He died in Paris on the 25th of October 1875.
For a more complete account of Migne's life, see the article in the Catholic Encyclopedia (New

York

YORK
YORK (HOUSE OF)
YORK, EDMUND OF
LANGLEY
- LANGLEY, SAMUEL PIERPONT (1834-1906)
, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
YORK, EDWARD
YORK, FREDERICK
AUGUSTUS
- AUGUSTUS (a name 1 derived from Lat. augeo, increase, i.e. venerable, majestic, Gr. Ee0avr6s)
, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

, 1906 seq.).

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