Jacques-Philippe Lallemant

Jacques-Philippe Lallemant (. 1660, Saint-Valery-sur-Somme – 1748) was a French Jesuit, of whom little is known beyond his writings. He took part in the discussion on the Chinese rites, and wrote the (Paris, 1700), a defense of his confrère Louis le Comte against the Sorbonnist, Jacques Lefèvre.

In his “Histoire des Contestations sur la Diplomatique” (Paris, 1708) he sided with the Jesuits Jean Hardouin and Papebroch against the Benedictine Mabillon.

Works

Lallemant's principal works are against the Jansenists. These include:

• (Brussels, 1704)
• (Brussels, 1705)
• (Brussels, 1706-7)
• (Amsterdam, 1714), followed by a number of pamphlets in its defense
• (Paris, 1734–1743).

In response to Pasquier Quesnel's , Lallemant composed, in collaboration with other Jesuits (e.g. Dominique Bouhours and Michel), (Paris, 1713–25). This work was translated into many languages, and praised by Catholic commentators including François Fénelon and the “Revue Catholique”.

Other works by Lallemant include:

• (Paris. 1709)
• (Paris, 1740)
• several dissertations in the (August, 1713, and May, 1714)

The Jansenists attributed to him several writings, including:

• (1732)
• a supplement to the (1734-8)

Original Sources

• Augustin de Backer and Carlos Sommervogel, Bibliothèque des Ecrivains de la Compagnie de Jesus, s. v.
• Joseph Marie Quérard, Auteurs pseudonymes et anonymes, s. v.
• Barbier, Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes.