Antoine Anselme [SEP] date of death
Antoine Anselme
Antoine Anselme, born in L'Isle-Jourdain in Armagnac on 13 January 1652 and died in his abbey of Saint-Sever on 8 August 1737, was a widely noted French preacher.
Biography.
Early nicknamed "the little prophet" for his gift of repeating to perfection with gestures the sermons he had heard. He studied at Gimont then Toulouse before becoming a priest. He twice won the prize for an Ode from the "Academy of Floral Games" and gave himself to the ministry of preaching.
, 1878 (Wikisource)
- "Sermons chosen from Father Anselme, Soanen, and Guénard by Antoine Anselme, Jean Soanen, and Antoine Guénard" in "Library of Christian speakers dedicated to the Children of France", Paris, Brajeux, 1830, XIX.
Iconography.
The portrait of Antoine Anselme was painted by Hyacinthe Rigaud around 1719 if the date on the back of the only known copy of the canvas is to be believed.
The work is also known from an engraving by Charles Simonneau dated 1717