Cosme de Villiers


Cosme de Villiers de Saint Étienne was a French Carmelite bibliographer.

Life

Born in Saint-Denis, near Paris, he joined the Carmelite order and from 1709 to 1727 was lecturer in philosophy or theology in various convents of the order, particularly Nantes, Hennebont, and Saint-Pol-de-Léon. In 1727, Villiers began to preach. He later became a preacher in Orléans, where he died.

Works

He was the author of the Bibliotheca carmelitana.