Louis-Antoine-Augustin Pavy
Louis-Antoine-Augustin Pavy (1805–1866) was a French Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Algiers from 1846 to 1866. He attempted to convert the Arabs to Catholicism. He denounced socialism, rampant among French colonists, as the devil.
His Eminence Louis-Antoine-Augustin Pavy | |
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| Bishop, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Algiers | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| See | Algiers |
| Appointed | 1846 |
| Term ended | 1866 |
| Predecessor | Antoine-Adolphe Dupuch |
| Successor | Charles Lavigerie |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1829 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1805 |
| Died | July 16, 1866 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | French |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Biography
Early life
Louis-Antoine-Augustin Pavy was born on March 13, 1805.
Career
Pavy was ordained as a priest in 1829. He served as the second Bishop of Algiers from 1846 to 1866. During his tenure, he was responsible for the construction of Notre Dame d'Afrique in Algiers.[1]
Like his predecessor, he attempted to convert the Arabs to Catholicism.[2] His 1850 request to evangelise the Arabs in villages across the Constantine Province was denied by the Minister of War, who feared they would feel disrespected.[2] Undaunted, he gave speeches denouncing Islam from his pulpit in Algiers.[2]
Meanwhile, Pavy made sure to cater to the French colonists who lived in Algiers.[2] He was especially fearful of their growing adherence to socialism, which he compared to the devil.[2]
In 1863, Pavy suggested that it was easier to preach in small towns than large cities, where spiritualism had become a problem.[3] However, he did not see freemasonry as mutually incompatible with Catholicism.[4]
Death
Pavy died on July 16, 1866, at the age of 61.
Works
- Pavy, Louis-Antoine-Augustin (1836). Les Cordeliers de l'Observance à Lyon, ou l'église et le couvent de ce nom, depuis leur fondation jusqu'à nos jours. Lyon. OCLC 950775138.
- Pavy, Louis-Antoine-Augustin (1851). Lettres sur le célibat ecclésiastique à M. le lieutenant-général, comte d'Hautpoul, gouverneur-général de l'Algérie. Algiers: Librairie universelle de Bastide. OCLC 551327061.
- Pavy, Louis-Antoine-Augustin (1856). Mandements, Instructions, Lettres Pastorales et Discours. OCLC 503615135.
- Pavy, Louis-Antoine-Augustin (1858). Histoire critique du culte de la Sainte Vierge en Afrique depuis le commencement du Christianisme jusqu'à nos jours. Algiers: Bastide. OCLC 759619511.
- Pavy, Louis-Antoine-Augustin (1859). Touchante histoire d'une mère et de ses trois enfants. Algiers. OCLC 503615208.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Pavy, Louis-Antoine-Augustin (1860). Esquisse d'un traité sur la souveraineté temporelle du pape. Algiers: Bastide. OCLC 422279453.
- Pavy, Louis-Antoine-Augustin (1863). Lettre circulaire et Ordonnance... sur la superstition dite spiritisme. Algiers: Bastide. OCLC 461079394.
Further reading
References
- Delorme, Christian (2008). L'émir Abd-el-Kader à Lyon: 12-13 décembre 1852. Lyon: M. Chomarat. p. 59. ISBN 9782908185676.
- Émerit, Marcel (1960). "Le problème de la conversion des musulmans d'Algérie sous le Second Empire : LE CONFLIT ENTRE MAC-MAHON ET LAVIGERIE". Revue Historique. 223 (1): 63–84. JSTOR 40949260.
- Cuchet, Guillaume (2007). "Le retour des esprits, ou la naissance du spiritisme sous le Second Empire". Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine. 2 (54): 74–90. doi:10.3917/rhmc.542.0074. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via Cairn.info.
- Saaïdia, Oissila (2005). "L'anticléricalisme article d'exportation ? Le cas de l'Algérie avant la première guerre mondiale". Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire (in French). 3 (87): 101–112. doi:10.3917/ving.087.0101.