Chastel, Etienne

Encyclopedia of Living Divines and Christian Workers of All Denominations in Europe and America · 1887 · p. 48
(Louis), Litt.D. (Geneva, 1879), D.D. (hon., Str as bourg, 1882), French Swi Protestant; b. in Geneva, July 11, 1801; studied theology, particularly church history, at Geneva, 1819-23; in Paris, 1825, 1830; in Italy, 1826-27; and in England, 1830; became a pastor in Geneva, 1832; profe or of church history in the theological faculty of the city's university, 1839 emeritus, 1881 (director of the c 48 ity library, 1845- 49); received the cro of the Legion of Honor, 1879. He is the author of Conferences sur I'his to ire du Christian is me, Geneva, 1839-47, 2 vols.; His to ire de la destruction du pagan is me dans I'empire d'Orient ("couronne par l'Acaddmie des inscriptions et belles-lettres "), 1850; Etudes historiques sur I'influence de la charile durant les premiers siecles Chretiens ("couronne par l'Academie franchise"), Paris, 1853 (German trans., Die chrislliche Barmherzigkeit, preface by Dr. Wichern, Leipzig, 1854; English trans, by G. A. Matile, The Charity of the Primitive Church, Philadelphia, 1857); L'lZglise romaine considere'e dans ses rapports avec le developpe ment de I'humanite, Geneva, 1856; Desline'es de I'e'cole d'Alexandrie, 1856; Trois conciles reformateurs au XVe siecle, 1858; Le Christian is me et I'Eglise au moyen age, 1859; Le Christian is me dans I'dge moderne, 1864; Le.Christian is me dans les six premiers siecles, 1865; Le Christian is me au dix-neuvihne siecle, 1874 (English trans, by Rev. John R. Beard, D.D., Christianity in the Nineteenth Century, London, 1875); new edition of these volumes chronologically arranged, under the title, His to ire du Christian is me depuis son origine jusqu'a nos jours, Paris, 1881-83, 5 vols.; La France et le pape (reply to Count de Montalembert), 1860; Un historien catholique et un critique ultram on tain (De BrogHe" and Gue ranger); Le martyre dans les premiers siecles de I'Eglise, 1861; Les cat a combes et les inscriptions chre'tiennes de Rome, 1867; Le cimetiere de Calliste a Rome, 1869; J. James Taylor. Notice biograph i que, 1873; Lettres ine'dites de Madame de Main ten on au lieutenant de Baville, 1875; Fenelon et Bo uet en instance aupres de la cour de Rome, 1883. Died Feb. 24, 1886.
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