. The Catholic encyclopedia; an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the Catholic Church . istin-guished legal official of Bourges, though opposmghis choice for a time, in order to test its sincerity,willingly consented, having had similar aspirationshimself in his youth. A genealogist of the seventeenthcentury named Hodeau has attempted to trace backthe family to the time of the Crusades, but thelearned and laborious Tausserat informs us that thefirst of the race was Mac6 Bourdaloue, an humbletanner of Vierzon, about During Bourdalou
. The Catholic encyclopedia; an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the Catholic Church . istin-guished legal official of Bourges, though opposmghis choice for a time, in order to test its sincerity,willingly consented, having had similar aspirationshimself in his youth. A genealogist of the seventeenthcentury named Hodeau has attempted to trace backthe family to the time of the Crusades, but thelearned and laborious Tausserat informs us that thefirst of the race was Mac6 Bourdaloue, an humbletanner of Vierzon, about During Bourdaloueslifetime there were some titles of nobility in thefamily for military prowess, and although his fatherwas conspicuous in his profession, yet they were byno means wealtliy. One of his relatives married ashoemaker, and considerable difficulty was ex-perienced in providing her with a modest have been made to discover some de-scciiilants of the Bourdaloues in our own times, buttliough the name is common enough, the family isextinct. When young Bourdaloue entered the Society heimmediately attracted attention by his quick and. penetrating intelligence, his tireless industry, and hisstrict observance of religious discipline. He wassubsequently made professor of philosophy andmoral theology, but certain sermons which he wascalled on to preach unexpectedly brought him intonotice as an orator, and it was determined to devotehim altogether tothe work of preing. He bega:the Provinces1665, was tr;ferred to Pari1669, andthirty-four conutive ye preached witlsuccess that re;ed its climax cat the end ofcareer. Hethe contemporaryand friend of Bos-suet, and thoughquite unlike eachother in theirmethods, their elo-quence gave tothe French pulpita glory which hasperhaps never been equalled in modern times. Theydied within two months of each other, though Bossuetwas famous long before Bourdaloue appeared. Theyfollowed different lines: Bossuet was distinguished forthe sublimity and v
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