Cosme de Villiers

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Cosme de Villiers de Saint Étienne (1683–1758) was a French Carmelite bibliographer.

Life

Born in Saint-Denis, near Paris, he joined the Carmelite order and from 1709 to 1727 was lecturer in philosophy or theology in various convents of the order, particularly Nantes, Hennebont, and Saint-Pol-de-Léon. In 1727, Villiers began to preach.[1] He later became a preacher in Orléans, where he died.

Works

He was the author of the Bibliotheca carmelitana (2 vols, Orleans, 1752).

References

  1. 1."Villiers, Cosme De from the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia". McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia Online. Retrieved 2020-03-13.