Leclercq, Henri, 1869-1945

LC control no.	n 88001775
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Leclercq, Henri, 1869-1945 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Leclercq, H. (Henri), 1869-1945 Leclercq, Henricus, 1869-1945 Religieux bénédictin, 1869-1945
Associated country	Belgium France England Great Britain
Birth date	1869-12-04
Death date	1945-03-23
Place of birth	Tournai (Belgium)
Place of death	London (England)
Affiliation	Benedictines Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Farnborough Abbey Catholic Church. Diocese of Westminster
Profession or occupation	Church historians Theologians Monks Clergy
Found in	Hefele, K.J.v. Histoire des conciles d'après les documents originaux, 1907-52: t. 1, 1re pte., t.p. (un religieux bénédictin de l'Abbaye Saint-Michel de Farnborough) t. 2, 2me pte., t.p. (Dom H. Leclercq, bénédictin de l'Abbaye de Farnborough) LC in OCLC, 4-12-88 (hdg.: Leclercq, Henri, 1869-1945; usage not shown) MoSU-L/CL files (usage: Henricus Leclercq, Henri Leclercq) Wikipedia, October 5, 2020 (Henri Leclercq; born 4 December 1869, Tournai; died 23 March 1945, London; Catholic theologian and church historian; attended Catholic school in Tournai but dropped out at age 17 when his mother moved him and his sister to Paris; they became French citizens; did voluntary military service in France 1889-1892, later as a reservist rose to Sous-lieutenant; in fall 1893 he entered the Benedictine Solesmes Abbey, made his vows 15 January 1895; with Prior Fernand Cabrol and other monks, he was sent in 1896 to Saint Michael's Abbey, Farnborough, south England; ordained priest there on 24 August 1898; began to write historical books he became known for, including Dictionnaire d'archéologie chrétienne et de liturgie; spent increasing research time in London, reading room of the British Museum; moved to Congregation of Our Lady of Sion in Bayswater, and was canonically released from the Benedictines to join the clergy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster; his final manuscripts were published after the end of World War II)
Associated language	fre