Brunet, Francois Florentine

Brunet, Francois Florentine a French theologian, was born atVitel, in Lorraine, and died at Paris, September 15, 1806. He was a monk of the Mission congregation, and taught philosophy at Toul and Chalons-surMarne. He is best known by his learned Parallele des Religions (Paris, 1792, 5 volumes, 4to). He also wrote Du Zele de la Foi dans les Femmines, et des heureux Effets qu'il peut produire dans l'Eglise, and other minor works. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Landon, Eccles. Dict. s.v.