Jacques Paul Migne (1800–1875)
Born 1800 CE, died 1875 CE.
Jacques Paul Migne (French: [miɲ]; Latin: Iacobus Paulus Migne; 25 October 1800 – 24 October 1875) was a French Catholic priest who published inexpensive and widely distributed editions of theological works, encyclopedias, and the texts of the Church Fathers, with the goal of providing a universal library for the Catholic priesthood. The Patrologia Latina and the Patrologia Graeca (along with the Monumenta Germaniae Historica) are among the great 19th century contributions to the scholarship of patristics and the Middle Ages. Within the Roman Catholic Church, Migne's editions put many original texts for the first time into the hands of the priesthood.
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