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Born July 14, 1634 • Paris • France
Died December 2, 1719 (aged 85) • Amsterdam • Netherlands
Subjects Of Study Jansenism

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Quesnel, engraving by Gilbert Schouté, 1717
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Antoine Arnauld
French theologian
Nicole, detail of an engraving by Cornelius Vermeulen after a painting by Elisabeth Cheron
Pierre Nicole
French theologian
Natalis, Alexander
Alexander Natalis
French theologian and historian
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Antoine Le Maistre
French theologian
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Jean Morin
French theologian
Jansen, engraving by Jean Morin
Cornelius Otto Jansen
Flemish theologian
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Henri Arnauld
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John Calvin
John Calvin
French theologian
French philosopher Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal
French philosopher and scientist
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
French abbot
Peter Abelard, with Héloïse, miniature portrait by Jean de Meun, 14th century; in the Musee Conde, Chantilly, France.
Peter Abelard
French theologian and poet
Yves Congar, c. 1964
Yves Congar
French priest
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Humbert of Silva Candida
French cardinal
Malebranche
Nicolas Malebranche
French priest
Gerson, engraving
Jean de Gerson
French theologian
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Nicholas Of Autrecourt
French philosopher and theologian
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Berengar Of Tours
French theologian
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Godfrey of Saint-Victor
French philosopher
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Hincmar of Reims
French theologian
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Pierre Charron
French theologian