Experts Gather in France to Continue Building a Critical Edition of the Works of John of Saint-Samson
On December 15, 2023, the second Atelier Jean de Saint-Samson took place at the University of Rennes 2. Charló Camilleri, O. Carm., project editor for the Order’s publication project of the Complete Works of Jean de Saint-Samson, together with Prof. François Trémolières, Martin de la Croix, O. Carm., Prof. Audrey Duru, Dr Clément Duyck and Prof Guillaume Peureux met to discuss and work on the poems, sonnets and canticles of Jean de Saint-Samson.
Hailing from the Université Picardie Jules Verne, the Université catholique de Louvain, the Université Paris-Nanterre, the Université de Rennes 2 and the Università ta' Malta, with their expertise in mysticism, spiritual theology, French literature and poetry of the 17th century, these scholars are working on volume 9 of the Œuvres complètes of Jean de Saint-Samson. Martin de la Croix, O. Carm., is authoring this upcoming volume. Simultaneously Drs Giovanna Brizi, postulator general of the Carmelite Order, is working on volume 11 in the series, containing historical and hagiographical documents related to the cause of John of Saint-Samson.
The next Atelier is planned for May 2024 at the Centre d'Études d'Histoire de la spiritualité (CEHS) in Nantes, France.
