André Vauchez

French historian (1938-) · France · On the map · Writers

André Vauchez FBA is a French medievalist specialising in the history of Christian spirituality. He has studied at the École normale supérieure and the École française de Rome. His thesis, defended in 1978, was published in English as Sainthood in the Later Middle Ages in 1987 and has become a standard reference work.

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2015Officer of the Legion of HonourAward2013Balzan PrizeAward2010Prix ChateaubriandAward2008Officer of the National Order of MeritAward1938Born24 July 1938