The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 2); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . a distin-guished legal official of Bourges, though opposinghis 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 1450. Durin
The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 2); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . a distin-guished legal official of Bourges, though opposinghis 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 1450. During Bourdaloueslifetime there were some titles of nobility in thefamily for militaiy prowess, and although his fatherwas conspicuous in his profession, yet they were byno means wealthy. 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-scendants of the Bourdaloues in our own times, butthough the name is common enough, the family isextinct. When young Bourdaloue entered the Society heimmediately attracted attention by his quick and. Louis Bourdaloue 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 prei -utive ye 1 r - preached with isuccess that rea li-ed its climax c r 11 >at the end of hi-career. Hethe contempor i rand friend of I ? i -suet, and thoi_ iquite unlike eaJiother 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 vast sweep of his con
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