Abstract
A major text of the life of Michel de Marillac, Lezeau’s Histoire de la vie de messier Michel de Marillac has a hagiographic perspective. However, it is more informative about Marillac’s religiosity than one might think. It details his spiritual experiences and religious practices and how they impacted all aspects of his life. Marillac scrupulously applied religious principles to his duties overseeing finance and justice. He believed that civil order should be enforced by divine and royal authority. Lezeau’s assertions are placed within the context of the conventions of Marillac’s time (by which he was considered a model Christian statesman) and are balanced against other sources.
Recommended Citation
Bailey, Donald A. Ph.D.
(2008)
"Power and Piety: The Religiosity of Michel de Marillac,"
Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 28:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://via.library.depaul.edu/vhj/vol28/iss1/3