# Louis Abelly

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{{Short description|French priest (1603–1691)}}
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'''Louis Abelly''' (1603–1691) was [Vicar-General](/source/Vicar-General) of [Bayonne](/source/Bayonne), a parish priest in [Paris](/source/Paris), and subsequently [Bishop of Rodez](/source/Bishop_of_Rodez) in 1664.

==Biography==
In 1666, Abelly abdicated and attached himself to [Vincent de Paul](/source/Vincent_de_Paul) in the House of St. Lazare, Paris ([Lazarists](/source/Lazarists)).<ref>{{Cite book|title=Dictionary of Christian Biography|year=2001|editor=Michael Walsh|publisher=Continuum|isbn=0826452639|page=[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofchri0000unse/page/3 3]|url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofchri0000unse/page/3}}</ref> His ascetical works reveal his deep and sincere piety. He was a bitter foe of the [Jansenists](/source/Jansenists), chiefly of [Jean du Vergier de Hauranne](/source/Jean_du_Vergier_de_Hauranne), against whom he directed his ''Life of St. Vincent de Paul'', a work which [Hurter](/source/Hurter) describes as "full of unction." 

His ''Medulla Theologica'' went through many editions, and is characterized by its "solidity, directness, and usefulness." According to [Alphonsus Liguori](/source/Alphonsus_Liguori), Abelly is "a classic in [probabilism](/source/probabilism)." His ''Défense de la hiérarchie de l'Eglise'' was directed against an anonymous Gallican writer. He wrote also two Enchiridions, one for bishops, another for priests; a treatise entitled ''De l'obéissance et soumission due au Pape''; and another called ''Traité des Hérésies''. Replying to a Jansenist work known as ''Monita Salutaria'', he published his ''Sentiments des SS. Pères, touchant les excellences et les prérogatives de la T.S. Vierge''.

==See also==
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