Auguste Carayon
Auguste Carayon (31 March 1813 – 15 May 1874) was a French Jesuit author and bibliographer.
Biography
Carayon was born in Saumur, France in 1813; he joined the Society of Jesus in 1848, and was at various times librarian and procurator. Between 1864 and 1874 he edited many historical works, and is considered a leading authority upon the history of his order, especially in New France, the area colonized by France in North America.
Carayon worked with Augustin and Alois de Backer and Carlos Sommervogel.[1]
Carayon died at Poitiers in 1874.
Works
His principal works were:
- Bibliographie historique de la Compagnie de Jésus (Paris, 1864) [1]
- Documents inédits concernant la Compagnie de Jésus (Poitiers, 1863-1874, 18 vols) [2]
- Première mission des Jésuites au Canada (Paris, 1864) [3]
- Bannissement des Jésuites de la Louisiane (1865) [3]
- Établissement de la Compagnie de Jésus à Brest par Louis XIV (Paris, 1865)
- Les prisons du Marquis de Pombal (1865)
- Notes historiques sur les Parlements et les Jésuites au XVIIIe siècle (Paris, 1867) [4]
He was also the author of several devotional treatises published between 1854 and 1863.
From the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia
Auguste Carayon — French author and bibliographer, born in Saumur, France, 31 March, 1813; died at Poitiers, 15 May, 1874. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1848, and was at various times librarian and procurator. He edited many historical works between 1864 and 1874, and is considered a leading authority upon the history of his order, especially in New France. His principal works are: Bibliographie historique de la Compagnie de Jesus (Paris, 1864); Documents inédits concernant la Compagnie de Jésus (Poitiers, 1863-1874, 18 vols); Première mission des Jesuites au Canada (Paris, 1864) Bannissement des Jesuites de la Louisiane (1865); Etablissment de la Compagnie de Jésus ê Brest par Louis XIV (Paris, 1865); Les prisons du Marquis de Pombal (1865); Notes historiques sur les parlemente et les Jesuites au XVIIIe siècle (Paris, 1867). Carayon is also the author of several devotional treatises published between 1854 and 1863.
Sommervogel, Bibl. de la c. de J., II, 714-718; Thwaites, Jesuit Relations (Cleveland, 1896-1901), I, 311.
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 "Sommervogel, Carlos, 1834-1902". University of Pennsylvania Online Books. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- Back to citation "Auguste Carayon". Thrift Books. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 "Auguste Carayon (1813 – 1874)". Bartleby. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- Back to citation "Auguste Carayon". Good Reads. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
Bibliography
- Sommervogel, Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus, II, 714-718
- Thwaites, Jesuit Relations (Cleveland, 1896-1901), I, 311