Binet, Etienne

Binet, Etienne a French Jesuit, was born at Dijon in 1569, and died at Paris, as rector of the College of Clermont, July 4, 1639. He was a prolific writer, and his works are. found in the Bibliotheque des Ecrivains de la Compagnie de Jesus (edited by Augustin and Alois de Backer, Liege, 1853). Sotwell, in his Bibliotheca Scriptorum S. J., praises him highly; but Binet appears to have had more zeal and piety than talent, and few of his numerous works, enumerated by Papillon in the Bibl. des, Auteurs de Bourgogne, call for any special notice. We must, however, except his Essai sur les Merveilles de la Nature (Rouen, 1621), which soon passed through twenty editions, and Abrege des Vies des Principaux Fondateurs des Religions de l'Eglise, Reprisentis dats le Choeur de l'Abbaye de S. Lambert de Liesse en. Haynault (Antwerp, 1634, 4to), which was translated into Latin. We give the titles of some others of his works: Quel est le Meilleur Gouvernement, le Riqoureux ou la Doux, pour les Superieurs de Religion? De l'Etat Heeux et Malheur-eux des Aaes Souffantes de Purgatoire, et des Moyens Souverains pour ny aller pas, etc.: — Editations Afiectives sur la Vie de la tres Sainte Vierge, litere de Dieu (Antw. 1632): — Les Saintes Faveurs de Petit Jesus au Cacur qu'il Ayme et qui l'Aye (Paris, 1626): — Le Chef- d'Euvre de Dieu, ou les Souveraines Perfections de la Sainte Vierye sta Mere (edited by Jennesseaux, Paris, 8.55). See Alegambe, Bibliotheca Scriptorum Societatis Jesu; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v.; Lichtenberger, Encyclopedie des Sciences Religieuses, s.v.; Biog. Universelle, 4, 499; Landon, Eccles. Dict. s.v. (B. P.)