Theologian. A native of Nantes, Pierre Rousselot entered the Society of Jesus in 1895 and was ordained priest in August 1908. Joining the teaching faculty of the Institut Catholique the following year, in 1910 he received the chair of dogmatic theology, which he held until 1914, when he was called to the military service at the outbreak of the Great War. One of the most distinguished theologians at the turn of twentieth century France, Rousselot published various works, the most popular being "Les yeux de la foi" - The Eyes of Faith - which highly influenced fellow French Jesuit, Henri de Lubac, who would eventually become one of the most influential theologians of the century. With the Society distancing itself from Rousselot's theory of faith, his works entered oblivion upon his early death at the age of thirty six. Acquinted with the German language, his commander ordered him to cross the trenches during the battle of Éparges in order to negotiate surrender. On his way, he received multiple shots, but upon realizing his mission, the Germans carried him on a stretcher towards an ambulance. Realizing death was near, Rousselot convinced them to transport him no further and gave them his blessing. What happened of his body remains unknown; probably left somewhere along the trenches, it was never found.
Theologian. A native of Nantes, Pierre Rousselot entered the Society of Jesus in 1895 and was ordained priest in August 1908. Joining the teaching faculty of the Institut Catholique the following year, in 1910 he received the chair of dogmatic theology, which he held until 1914, when he was called to the military service at the outbreak of the Great War. One of the most distinguished theologians at the turn of twentieth century France, Rousselot published various works, the most popular being "Les yeux de la foi" - The Eyes of Faith - which highly influenced fellow French Jesuit, Henri de Lubac, who would eventually become one of the most influential theologians of the century. With the Society distancing itself from Rousselot's theory of faith, his works entered oblivion upon his early death at the age of thirty six. Acquinted with the German language, his commander ordered him to cross the trenches during the battle of Éparges in order to negotiate surrender. On his way, he received multiple shots, but upon realizing his mission, the Germans carried him on a stretcher towards an ambulance. Realizing death was near, Rousselot convinced them to transport him no further and gave them his blessing. What happened of his body remains unknown; probably left somewhere along the trenches, it was never found.
Bio by: Eman Bonnici
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