Jeanne-charlotte de brechard et la visitation au dix-septieme siecle. Vie et oeuvres. (contribution a l'etude du renouveau de la litterature de spiritualite au debut du dix-septieme siecle)
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Abstract EN:
This research project is an attempt to clarify certain points of the life of jeanne-charlotte de brechard, one of the firsts companions of saint jane de chantal, co-founder, with the bishop of geneva, saint francis de sales, of the order of the visitation. There are several ill defined areas in her biography. We shall see that this religious was mistress of the first novices at annecy, then foundress of the monasteries of moulins and riom where she encountered many difficulties. This is followed by an unpublished text concerning the beginnings of the order of the visitation, as well as several remarkable canticles attributed to her. These themes will be studied from a literary and spiritual viewpoint. In the annexes are additional details which give a better understanding of the subject, as well as several unpublished texts.
Abstract FR:
Cette recherche se veut un essai de mise au point sur la vie de jeanne-charlotte de brechard, une des premieres compagnes de la mere de chantal, co-fondatrice avec l'eveque de geneve saint francois de sales, de l'ordre de la visitation. Sa biographie comporte, en effet, plusieurs points obscurs. Nous verrons cette religieuse, tout a tour, maitresse des premieres novices a annecy, puis fondatrice de couvents a moulins et riom, ou elle rencontrera bien des difficultes. Suit l'edition d'un texte inedit sur les commencements de l'ordre de la visitation et de plusieurs remarquables cantiques qui lui sont attribues. Ces textes seront etudies du point de vue de la litterature et de la spiritualite. Enfin, des annexes offrent des renseignements complementaires, utiles a la comprehension ainsi que quelques textes inedits.