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Ulysse Chevalier
1841–1923
A meticulous medieval scholar and Catholic priest, he became best known for tracking down the sources behind European history with extraordinary patience and rigor. His work is still remembered for its depth, especially his vast reference guides and his skeptical studies of famous relics.
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Chartvlarivm Ecclesiae Sancti Petri de Bvrgo Valentiae Ordinis Sancti Avgvstini
by Ulysse Chevalier
About the author
Born in Rambouillet in 1841, he was a French Catholic priest, bibliographer, and historian who devoted much of his life to the study of the European Middle Ages. He was ordained in 1867 and later taught archaeology at the major seminary in Romans and church history at the Catholic University of Lyon.
He is chiefly remembered for the Répertoire des sources historiques du Moyen Âge, a major bibliographical project that helped scholars navigate medieval sources. He also published many historical documents connected with Dauphiné and became widely known for critical studies of the Shroud of Turin and the Holy House of Loreto.
Chevalier died in Romans-sur-Isère in 1923. What makes him stand out is the combination of deep faith and exacting scholarship: he was willing to question cherished traditions when the historical evidence seemed weak, and that gave his work a lasting reputation for seriousness and independence.