Jean de Launoy, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Jean de Launoy

French historian

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1603

Date of Death: 10-Mar-1678

Profession: historian, theologian

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jean de Launoy (Joannes Launoius) (21 December 1603 – 10 March 1678) was a French historian.
Known as "le dénicheur des saints", he was a critical historiographer.
He was on the sceptical side over the supposed papal bull Sacratissimo uti culmine (see Sabbatine Privilege).
In papal politics he was a Gallican, in theology a Jansenist.