Jean Madiran

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Jean Arfel (14 June 1920 – 31 July 2013), better known by his pen name Jean Madiran (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ madiʁɑ̃] ⓘ), was a French right-wing editor, journalist and a traditionalist Catholic writer who was born in Libourne.[1] He has also used the pen name Jean-Louis Lagor.

Biography

During the German occupation of France, Madiran was the private secretary of Charles Maurras[2] and was awarded the Order of the Francisque, the decoration, in the form of a stylised double-headed francisca, that was granted by Vichy France. He contributed to the newspaper Action Française. This was the organ of the movement of the same name and was published from 21 March 1908 to 24 August 1944.[3] After the war, he was a professor of philosophy at the Ecole des Roches, a position he left in 1950 to devote himself to journalism and writing in Paris. In March 1956, he launched the traditional Catholic monthly Itinéraires which he would edit for the next forty years. In 1982, he co-founded the right-wing daily "Présent" which would continue publication until June 2022.[4]

In an article published in Itinéraires, Madiran declared:[5]

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References

  1. 1."Mort de Jean Madiran, proche de Maurras". Lefigaro.fr. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. 2.Integralism: a European Perspective
  3. 3.Encyclopædia Britannica: Action Française
  4. 4.https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2013/08/02/mort-de-jean-madiran-cofondateur-de-present-et-figure-du-traditionalisme-catholique_5992840_823448.html
  5. 5.Mais si l’on nous demande de "nous situer", c’est-à-dire de déclarer nous-mêmes ce que nous sommes et où nous sommes, alors il faut entendre la réponse qui est la nôtre. C’est une réponse qui modifie la formule de François Brigneau, ou plutôt qui l’accomplit et l’épanouit dans sa complète vérité : "Nous sommes à droite de l’extrême droite." Ce n’est point mépris non différencié pour tous ceux et tout cela que le jargon officiel présente comme "l’extrême droite". Mais d’abord c’est, ici encore, refus de l’arbitraire de gauche qui inspire et impose un faux classement. Il n’y a en réalité aucun extrémisme, de droite ou d’ailleurs, à vouloir fonder la vie sociale sur "travail-famille-patrie", "Dieu premier servi". (Jean Madiran, « Notre politique », Itinéraires, n°256, septembre-octobre 1981)