An Ultramontane Jansenist? Charles Hersent's Panegyric of St Louis (1650)

Viewed with hindsight, the link between Jansenism and Gallican resistance to papal pronouncements can seem inevitable. Before 1653, however, Rome's reluctance to commit itself unambiguously to condemning Jansen's ideas of grace made the idea of gaining papal support conceivable to some of...

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Published in:The Journal of Ecclesiastical History 2019-01, Vol.70 (1), p.57-76
Main Author: HEATH, SEAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Free will
History
Popes
Public speaking
Salvation
Success
Theology
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Summary:Viewed with hindsight, the link between Jansenism and Gallican resistance to papal pronouncements can seem inevitable. Before 1653, however, Rome's reluctance to commit itself unambiguously to condemning Jansen's ideas of grace made the idea of gaining papal support conceivable to some of his supporters. This article examines one hitherto ignored moment: the panegyric delivered in Rome by Charles Hersent, whose career in controversy combined ultramontane views with Jansenist theology. The episode reveals the broader volatility of these years, often missing from accounts that present the condemnation of Jansenism as inevitable, and the fact that Jansenism was not yet fused with Gallicanism.
ISSN:0022-0469
1469-7637
DOI:10.1017/S0022046918000623