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Jacqueline Pascal

1625-10-05 – 1661-10-04

Portrait of Jacqueline Pascal
Jacqueline Pascal, anonyme d'après Philippe de Champaigne. Peinture à l'huile sur toile marouflée sur carton, XVIIe siècle. Inventaire : 647 (musée d'art Roger Quillot, Clermont Auvergne Métropole).Credit: Romainbehar

Life & Legacy

Jacqueline Pascal (October 5, 1625 – October 4, 1661) was a French poet and Jansenist nun. The sister of Gilberte Périer and Blaise Pascal, she began writing poetry at a young age and gained recognition for it. As an adult, she became a Jansenist and entered the Port-Royal abbey as a nun.

Occupation & Career

poet, nun, writer, philosopher, pedagogue

Faith & Community

Catholic Church

Legacy Highlights

Church

Catholic Church

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q468020 — wikidata View source

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