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René Laurentin

French theologian (1917-2017) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 99

Father René Laurentin was a French theologian. He is widely recognized as "one of the world’s foremost students" of Mariology and is the author of numerous books and scholarly articles on topics including Marian apparitions such as Lourdes and Medjugorje; visionaries and mystics including Bernadette Soubirous, Thérèse...

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2017Died10 September 20172002Officer of the Legion of HonourAward1983Broquette-Gonin prizeAward1981Montyon PrizeAward1979Cardinal-Grente PrizeAward1958Véga and Lods de Wegmann PrizeAward1954Prix FerrièresAward1917Born19 October 1917

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Awards

Officer of the Legion of Honour2002
Broquette-Gonin prize1983
Montyon Prize1981
Cardinal-Grente Prize1979
Véga and Lods de Wegmann Prize1958
Prix Ferrières1954
Croix de guerre 1939-1945
Prelate of His Holiness

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He is widely recognized as "one of the world’s foremost students" of Mariology and is the author of numerous books and scholarly articles on topics including Marian apparitions such as Lourdes and Medjugorje; visionaries and mystics including Bernadette Soubirous, Thérèse de Lisieux, Catherine Labouré, and Yvonne Aimée de Malestroit; as well as biblical exegesis, theology, and Vatican II.

Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 2017 · aged 99