Jacques Saurin

Jacques Saurin (January 6, 1677 – December 30, 1730) was a major French religious figure in the late 17th century and early 18th century who was particularly well-known as a preacher.

Early life and education Jacques Saurin was born in Nîmes, France on January 6, 1677. He was the oldest child of Jean Saurin (1632-1705), a lawyer and the secretary of the Academy of Nîmes, and Hippolyte de Tournière. Jacques Saurin had three younger siblings: Louis, Marc-Antoine, and Anne-Marie.

In 1685, when the Edict of Nantes was revoked by Louis XIV, Saurin and his family were forced to flee from France.

Saurin's studies were briefly interrupted in 1694, when he decided to volunteer to serve in the army of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia during the Nine Years' War against Louis XIV. Discours historiques, critiques, théologiques et moraux sur les événements les plus mémorables du Vieux et du Nouveau Testament, Amsterdam, 1720-1728 Abrégé de la théologie et de la morale chrétiennes, en forme de catéchisme, Amsterdam, 1722 État du christianisme en France, The Hague, 1725 Nouveau Sermons sur la Passion, Rotterdam, 1732