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J. B. (Jean Baptiste) Bouvier
1783–1854
Raised in rural France and trained first as a carpenter, this self-made scholar became a respected Catholic theologian and Bishop of Le Mans. His theological manuals were widely used in seminaries, giving his writing a lasting place in 19th-century religious study.
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Venere ed Imene al tribunale della penitenza: manuale dei confessori
by J. B. (Jean Baptiste) Bouvier
About the author
Born in Saint-Charles-la-Forêt, France, in 1783, Jean-Baptiste Bouvier came from modest beginnings and received only an elementary education at first. According to standard reference sources, he studied the classics in his spare time, entered the seminary at Angers in 1805, and was ordained a priest in 1808.
Bouvier went on to become a theologian and later Bishop of Le Mans, serving in that role from 1834 until his death in 1854. He is especially remembered for theological works used in Catholic seminaries, including his Institutiones theologicae, which helped establish his reputation well beyond his own diocese.
He died in Rome in 1854. For readers coming to him through older religious writing, Bouvier stands out as a figure whose books grew out of practical church life as well as serious study.