Dominican preacher and writer, born Touvet, France, 1840; died Toulouse, France, 1900. For over ten years he preached at Paris with great success. He was at his best when dealing with social problems, and, 1879, was bitterly attacked by the secular press for his defense of the indissolubility of marriage. He wrote a life of Christ aud a study of German universities.
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