Jacques Bossuet
French bishop and court preacher to Louis XIV, celebrated for his funeral orations and his defense of the divine right of kings in his Politique tirée des propres paroles de l'Écriture Sainte (1709). A leading figure of French Catholicism in the age of absolutism.
- Lived: 1627 CE – 1704 CE
- Nationality: french
- Roles: Bishop, Theologian
