René Laurentin
French theologian
Father René Laurentin (October 19, 1917 – September 10, 2017) was a French theologian. He was born in Tours, France.
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Laurentin was known as an expert in the field 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.[1][2]
References
change- ↑ "René Laurentin Biography". Archived from the original on 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ↑ Guide to the Father René Laurentin collection