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Poirey, Francois

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

a French Jesuit, was born in 1584 at Vesoul. He entered the Society of Jesus at the age of seventeen years; was a successful teacher of humanities, rhetorics, philosophy, and Holy Writ, and was appointed superior of a house of his order at Nancy; rector of the college of Lyons, and of that of Dole. He left, Ignis Holocausti (Pont-a-Mousson, 1629, 16mo):La Manieae de se disposer a bien mourir (Douai, 1638, 16mo): Le bon Pasteur (Pont-a-Mousson. 1630,12mo: Le Science des Saints (Par. 1638, 4to), etc. He died at Dole Nov. 25, 1637. Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Gé neralé, s.v.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Poirey, Francois'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/poirey-francois.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.