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"On The Eminent Dignity Of The Poor In The Church," A Sermon By Jacques Benigne Bossuet, Edward Udovic
"On The Eminent Dignity Of The Poor In The Church," A Sermon By Jacques Benigne Bossuet, Edward Udovic
Mission and Ministry Publications
Jacques Benigne Bossuet, was the Bishop of Meaux, and tutor to the Dauphin. He was renowned as a preacher and controversialist. He was a member of Vincent de Paul's "Tuesday Conferences." This sermon reflects a Tridentine theological viewpoint with respect to the place of the poor in salvation history.