Paul Grosjean
Paul Grosjean | |
|---|---|
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1932 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1900 |
| Died | 13 June 1964 (aged 64) |
| Occupation | Scholar |
| Education | St Michael College, Brussels University of Oxford |
Paul Grosjean, FBA SJ (26 May 1900 – 13 June 1964) was a Belgian Jesuit priest, Bollandist, and Celtic scholar.
Born in Uccle, Grosjean studied at St Michael College, Brussels before becoming a Jesuit novice in 1917. He was selected by Hippolyte Delehaye to become a Bollandist, studied at the University of Oxford, returned to Belgium for his military service, then studied in Dublin. Ordained a priest in 1932, he returned to St Michael College, where he spent the remainder of his career, preparing a number of biographies of Celtic saints. He mastered Celtic and Latin, in addition to several modern languages.
He was elected a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy in 1950.[1]
References
- ^ "Père Paul Grosjean FBA". The British Academy.
- Maurice Coens: Le R. P. Paul Grosjean (1900-1964) in: Analecta Bollandiana 82, pp. 289-306
- F.X. Murpy on Grosjean: Article