Jean de Viguerie


Jean de Viguerie was a French historian. He specialized in the history of the Catholic church.

Biography

After his university studies were finished in 1956, de Viguerie completed his agrégation d'histoire in 1959. He then served in Algeria with the French military from 1961 to 1962.
De Viguerie completed his doctorate in 1973, and wrote his thesis on Christian priests. According to Raymond Darricau, the thesis constituted an enormous progress in our knowledge of the philosophical movement of the modern era".
His works focused on the Christian faith during the Age of Enlightenment. In 1992, de Viguerie served on the scientific council of the National Rally Party.
De Viguerie was a professor emeritus at Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III and a member of the Consistori del Gay Saber. He served as president of the Magnificat Association.

Works