Nicolas Coeffeteau [SEP] native language
Nicolas Coeffeteau
Nicolas Coeffeteau (1574 – 21 April 1623) was a French theologian, poet and historian born at Saint-Calais.
He entered the Dominican order and lectured on philosophy at Paris, being also ordinary preacher to Henry IV, and afterwards ambassador at Rome.
In 1606 he was vicar-general of the congregation of France, and received from Marie de' Medici the revenues of the sees of Lombez and Saintes. He also administered the diocese of Metz, and was nominated to the diocese of Marseille
italien par le Révérend Père Jacques Affinati, et puis mis en françois par F.-N. Coeffeteau" (translated from Giacomo Affinati d'Acuto, 1620)
- "Histoire de Poliarque et d'Argénis, par F. N. Coeffeteau évêque de Marseille" (abridged translation from John Barclay's book the Argenis, 1624)
- "Tableau de la pénitence de la Magdeleine, par F. Nicolas Coëffeteau. Nouvelle édition enrichie de plusieurs discours" (translated from "De Maria Magdalena" by Origen, 1625)