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J. B. (Jean Baptiste) Bouvier
1783–1854
Raised as a carpenter’s son and largely self-taught in his early years, he rose to become Bishop of Le Mans and a widely read Catholic theologian. His books on moral theology and church law were influential enough to circulate far beyond France.
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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 in 1783, he began with only an elementary education and first learned his father’s trade of carpentry. While studying the classics with help from his parish priest, he prepared for the seminary at Angers, entered in 1805, and was ordained in 1808.
He went on to teach theology and became known for clear, practical writing on moral theology and canon law. In 1834 he was appointed Bishop of Le Mans, a role he held for two decades while continuing to publish works that were read by clergy and students in several countries.
Bouvier died in Rome in 1854. He is remembered both for the unusual path that carried him from manual work into the senior ranks of the Church and for the lasting reach of his theological manuals and treatises.