author
Charles Sainte-Foi
1806–1861
A 19th-century French Catholic writer who published under a pen name, he was known for devotional books, moral reflections, and biographies meant for everyday readers. His work moves between spiritual guidance and lively historical or religious subjects.
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Serious Hours of a Young Lady
by Charles Sainte-Foi
About the author
Born Éloi Jourdain in Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, on September 7, 1805, he wrote under the name Charles Sainte-Foi and appears to have published exclusively under that pseudonym. Library and authority records describe him as a French Catholic writer, especially known for books of piety and apologetic biographies.
His bibliography is wide-ranging. It includes devotional and instructional works such as Serious Hours of a Young Lady and Le chrétien dans le monde, along with biographies and translations connected to Catholic history and spirituality. Records also link him to Souvenirs de jeunesse, 1828-1835, a memoir-like work associated with the world around Lamennais and the Catholic movements of the period.
He died in Beaufort on November 20, 1861. Although he is not widely remembered today, surviving catalogs and digital libraries show a writer who was deeply engaged in making religious thought, moral reflection, and church history accessible to ordinary readers.