Benoist was born in Paris to parents who were servants of the Protestant family of La Trémoille. He displayed an early fondness for the classics, and supported himself tutoring in divinity while he studied at Montaigu College and at the Collège de La Marche (in the University of Paris) after the Huguenot college at Montauban was disbanded on protest from the Jesuits.
He was ordained in 1664 from Puylaurens. In 1665 he was called to Alençon, where the original temple of the Huguenots had been ordered demolished the previous year. He served for twenty years as Protestant minister on the outskirts of the city, with as much prudence as capacity, under the watchful eye of the authorities. He married a difficult wife. He met with much opposition from the Roman Catholics, especially from the Jesuit de la Rue, who attacked him and even incited a riot against him in August 1681.
He was already in hiding in Paris at the time of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Benoist immediately went to Holland, and was called as minister to the Walloon church of Delft, which worshiped in a chapel adjacent to the Prinsenhof; there he stayed thirty years, followed by an actively participating retirement. In 1687 he engaged on his massive project of the history of the Edict of Nantes, published from 1693 to 1695 and rapidly translated into English as it appeared. "To this undertaking Benoist brought the advantages of a solid education, a capacity for meticulous detail and painstaking research, integrity in the use of his sources, and a desire to be fair while acknowledging his ardent desire to vindicate his people," is the conclusion of his biographer Charles Johnston.[2] He died, aged 88, in Delft.
^Dates and biographical details in this article are drawn from Charles Johnston, "Elie Benoist, Historian of the Edict of Nantes" Church History55 (1986) pp. 468–488, p. 468.
Lettre d'un pasteur banni de son pays à une Église qui n'a раs fait son devoir dans la dernière persécution (Cologne, 1686), an open letter to his former parishioners at Alençon, exhorting those who had denied their Reformed faith under pressures of the dragonnades, and to abjure their hypocrisy.
Histoire et apologie de la retraite des pasteurs à cause de la persécution de France (Frankfurt, 1687), a defense of the flight abroad of the pastors of Alençon, where some elders had been imprisoned.
Élie Benoist (1693–1695). Histoire de l'édit de Nantes, contenant les choses les plus remarquables qui se sont passées en France avant et après sa publication, à l'occasion de la diversité des religions (Eng. transl., London, 1694). Delft: A. Beman.
P. Pascal, Élie Benoist et l'église réformée d'Alençon, Paris, 1892.
E. and É. Haag, La France protestante, ii, 269 sqq. 2d éd. by Bordier, Paris, 1877 sqq.
Bulletin de la société d'histoire du protestantisme français, 1876, p. 259, 1884, pp. 112, 162.
Charles Johnston (December 1986). "Elie Benoist, Historian of the Edict of Nantes". Church History. 55 (4). American Society of Church History: 468–488. doi:10.2307/3166369. ISSN 0009-6407. JSTOR 3166369.
Élie, benoist, january, 1640, november, 1728, french, protestant, minister, known, historian, edict, nantes, born, 1640, january, 1640parisdiednovember, 1728, 1728, aged, delftnationality, franceoccupationministerknown, forhistorian, edict, nantesbenoist, born. Elie Benoist 20 January 1640 15 November 1728 was a French Protestant minister known as a historian of the Edict of Nantes 1 Elie BenoistBorn 1640 01 20 January 20 1640ParisDiedNovember 15 1728 1728 11 15 aged 88 DelftNationality FranceOccupationMinisterKnown forHistorian of the Edict of NantesBenoist was born in Paris to parents who were servants of the Protestant family of La Tremoille He displayed an early fondness for the classics and supported himself tutoring in divinity while he studied at Montaigu College and at the College de La Marche in the University of Paris after the Huguenot college at Montauban was disbanded on protest from the Jesuits He was ordained in 1664 from Puylaurens In 1665 he was called to Alencon where the original temple of the Huguenots had been ordered demolished the previous year He served for twenty years as Protestant minister on the outskirts of the city with as much prudence as capacity under the watchful eye of the authorities He married a difficult wife He met with much opposition from the Roman Catholics especially from the Jesuit de la Rue who attacked him and even incited a riot against him in August 1681 He was already in hiding in Paris at the time of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes Benoist immediately went to Holland and was called as minister to the Walloon church of Delft which worshiped in a chapel adjacent to the Prinsenhof there he stayed thirty years followed by an actively participating retirement In 1687 he engaged on his massive project of the history of the Edict of Nantes published from 1693 to 1695 and rapidly translated into English as it appeared To this undertaking Benoist brought the advantages of a solid education a capacity for meticulous detail and painstaking research integrity in the use of his sources and a desire to be fair while acknowledging his ardent desire to vindicate his people is the conclusion of his biographer Charles Johnston 2 He died aged 88 in Delft Contents 1 Notes 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksNotes edit Dates and biographical details in this article are drawn from Charles Johnston Elie Benoist Historian of the Edict of Nantes Church History 55 1986 pp 468 488 p 468 Charles Johnston 1986 p 468 Works edit nbsp Traite dogmatique et historique 1703Lettre d un pasteur banni de son pays a une Eglise qui n a ras fait son devoir dans la derniere persecution Cologne 1686 an open letter to his former parishioners at Alencon exhorting those who had denied their Reformed faith under pressures of the dragonnades and to abjure their hypocrisy Histoire et apologie de la retraite des pasteurs a cause de la persecution de France Frankfurt 1687 a defense of the flight abroad of the pastors of Alencon where some elders had been imprisoned Elie Benoist 1693 1695 Histoire de l edit de Nantes contenant les choses les plus remarquables qui se sont passees en France avant et apres sa publication a l occasion de la diversite des religions Eng transl London 1694 Delft A Beman References editG Bonet Maury Schaff Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge vol 2 New York and London Funk and Wagnalls Company 1908 P Pascal Elie Benoist et l eglise reformee d Alencon Paris 1892 E and E Haag La France protestante ii 269 sqq 2d ed by Bordier Paris 1877 sqq Bulletin de la societe d histoire du protestantisme francais 1876 p 259 1884 pp 112 162 Charles Johnston December 1986 Elie Benoist Historian of the Edict of Nantes Church History 55 4 American Society of Church History 468 488 doi 10 2307 3166369 ISSN 0009 6407 JSTOR 3166369 External links editWorks by Elie Benoist at Post Reformation Digital Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elie Benoist amp oldid 1183144641, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
