Pierre de Bérulle


Pierre de Bérulle
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1633–1639
Previous post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1627–33)
Orders
Ordination5 June 1599
Created cardinal30 August 1627
by Pope Urban VIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born4 February 1575
Died2 October 1629 (aged 54)
Paris, France
BuriedTrinità dei Monti
Alma materUniversity of Bologna

Pierre de Bérulle (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ beʁyl]; 4 February 1575 – 2 October 1629) was a French Catholic priest, cardinal and statesman in 17th-century France. He was the founder of the French school of spirituality and counted among his disciples Vincent de Paul and Francis de Sales, although both developed significantly different spiritual theologies.