Pierre Sabatier
French Benedictine scholar 1682-1742
About Pierre Sabatier
Lived 1682 – 1742 (aged 59–60). Pierre Sabatier was a French scientist, pastor and catholic theologian.
Pierre Sabatier (1682–1742), or Petrus was a French Maurist scholar.
Sabatier joined the Benedictine Order in 1700, at Reims. At the Abbey of St-Germain-des-Prés he studied under Thierry Ruinart. He was moved to Reims in 1727, under suspicion of Jansenist sympathies.
Biblical scholar Sabatier concentrated on the Vetus Latina: the corpus of Latin biblical manuscripts predating the Vulgate of Jerome, the version begun in 382 CE. He edited Bibliorum sacrorum latinae versiones antiquae, published posthumousl from 1749.
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Who was Pierre Sabatier?
French Benedictine scholar 1682-1742
When was Pierre Sabatier born?
Pierre Sabatier was born in 1682 in Poitiers.
When did Pierre Sabatier die?
Pierre Sabatier died in 1742 in Reims.
What was Pierre Sabatier's occupation?
Pierre Sabatier was a scientist, pastor and catholic theologian.
What nationality was Pierre Sabatier?
Pierre Sabatier was French.
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· DBpedia: Pierre Sabatier (Maurist)
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