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Stéphen Coubé
1857–1938
A French Catholic writer and preacher, he wrote warmly and energetically about faith, patriotism, and Jeanne d’Arc. His books carried the tone of a public speaker who wanted spiritual ideas to feel vivid and close to everyday life.
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About the author
Born in Lyon in 1857, Stéphen Coubé became a Catholic priest and author whose work was closely tied to religious teaching and public speaking. Sources about his life describe strong studies in both science and letters, followed by higher study in Paris, before he built a career as a preacher and writer.
Coubé published widely in French, with books and talks centered on Catholic devotion, the Sacred Heart, the Mass, Christian life, war, and especially Jeanne d’Arc. The Bibliothèque nationale de France records a substantial body of work under his name, showing how active he remained as an author over many years.
He died in 1938. Today, he is remembered less as a literary stylist than as an accessible religious voice: a priest who used books, conferences, and biographies of saints to encourage conviction, courage, and piety in a broad readership.