About Cosme de Villiers
Lived 1683 – 1758 (aged 74–75). Cosme de Villiers was a French bibliographer and church historian.
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. He later became a preacher in Orléans, where he died.
Works He was the author of the Bibliotheca carmelitana (2 vols, Orleans, 1752).
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Who was Cosme de Villiers?
Carmelite bibliographer
When was Cosme de Villiers born?
Cosme de Villiers was born on 8 September 1683 in Saint-Denis.
When did Cosme de Villiers die?
Cosme de Villiers died in 1758 in Orléans.
What was Cosme de Villiers's occupation?
Cosme de Villiers was a bibliographer and church historian.
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Cosme de Villiers was French.
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