- John Brignon
John Brignon, S.J. (b. 1629,
St. Malo ,France —June 12 ,1712 ,Paris ) was a translator of religious works into French. He was a member of theSociety of Jesus and was occupied during the sixty-five years of his religious life chiefly in the translation of works of piety into French. Among these are the works of De Ponte andJuan Eusebio Nieremberg , the "Spiritual Combat", the "Imitation of Christ " and the short treatises ofRobert Bellarmine . All these translations have passed through a number of editions. He also edited and revised "The Devout Life" of St.Francis de Sales and the "Fondements" ofJean-Joseph Surin , S.J. The only works by English authors he translated into French were the "Decem Rationes" of BlessedEdmund Campion and the "Tractatus de Misericordia fidelibus defunctis exhibendâ" by FatherJames Mumford , S.J.----
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