His Grey Eminence
Subtitle: the true "Friar Joseph" of Bulwer Lytton's "Richelieu"; a historical study of the Capuchin, Père Joseph Frano̜is Le Clerc du Tremblay
Publisher: The Dolphin Press
Published: 1912
Place of publication: Philadelphia, USA
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: I.; title: The character of "Joseph" in Lord Lytton's drama of Richelieu a caricature and a concession to English popular prejudice — The true Pere Joseph — Noble origin — At the College Boncourt — Intellectual precocity — Mastery of ancient and modern languages — At Chateau Tremblay with his mother — Travels — Inherits the baronetcy of Mafliers — Visits England.; title: First indications of vocation to the religious life — Visits the Grand Chartreuse — Enters Novitiate of the Capuchins at Orleans — Opposition of his mother — The King's letter — Ordination — His first sermon at Ste. Genevieve in Paris — The power of his eloquence attracts universal attention.; title: Elected Provincial of his Order — Sent as mediator between the Holy See, the king, and the rebellious nobles — Prevails upon Henry de Bourbon to sign the Treaty of Peace, 3 May, 1616 — Interview with Richelieu at the Priory of Notre Dame de Coussay — Supports Richelieu in his efforts to withhold France from a ruinous policy — Special mission to Rome — Huguenot opposition — Founds the religious Community of Calvary.; title: Richelieu recognizes the influence of Pere Joseph and his obligations to the Capuchin Provincial for being appointed Chief of the Council of State by the King — Father Joseph as a religious reformer at Fontevrault — His influence in shaping Richelieu's policy 1-33; title: II.; title: Pere Joseph's absorbing passion in behalf of a Crusade to free the Holy Land from the yoke of the Turks — Cooperation of the Gonzaga family — Interests Paul V and the Italian princes in his plans — Returns to Paris — Further efforts to promote the Crusade — Measures actually taken by Charles de Gonzaga and the Queen mother — Spanish opposition — Pope Urban advises adjournment of the project 34-54; title: III.; title: Pere Joseph and Richelieu plan reforms in the religious and political order for the regeneration of France — Their combined activity during fifteen years — The great political questions of the day — Father Joseph's superior political insight due to his actual knowledge of local conditions 55-81; title: IV.; title: Use of his influence with Richelieu and the King for the benefit of the Foreign Missions — His efforts to bring about unity among the religious dissenters in France by the apostolate of preaching — His wonderful success at Poitou and other centres of religious strife — His moderation and his opposition to measures of coercion or violence in religious matters.; title: Pere Joseph's efforts in behalf of Science and Letters — Establishes Capuchin College in the Libanon for printing in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Syriac — Directs the Missions in Chaldea, Persia, Egypt and Abyssinia, with a view to combining scientific enterprise with the spread of the Gospel.; title: Polemics to suppress Gallican tendencies — Warfare against Illuminism — Father Joseph as a theologian and ascetical writer — Similarity to St. Francis de Sales — "The pen is mightier than the sword" — Literary self-effacement — Pere Joseph as a poet — Hymn in praise of St. Joseph, etc., His Turciade — acts as chief editor of the Mercure Frangais from 1624-1638 — His patronage of literary men.; title: Presented to the Pope as a candidate of France for the Cardinalate — Fatal stroke of apoplexy — Death on the morning of 18 December 1638 — Interment before the High Altar in the Capuchin Church of Saint Honore — Richelieu weeps at his tomb 82-112