Alonso Rodríguez - Pratique de la perfection chrétienne - 1753-1754

Alonso Rodríguez (1537-1616). Practical treatise on Christian perfection. Paris, David, 1753-1754, xxiv-576 pp., 558 pp., 615 pp., 582 pp., 583 pp., 580 pp.

6 volumes in-12 (170x100 mm), full calf, spine with raised bands ornate, title and volume labels in red and green morocco, red edges (bindings of the period). Wear and rubbing on boards and spine, loss on the upper part of the spine of volume II, several headbands shaved. Interior fresh, rare foxing.

New edition; complete in 6 volumes

Alonso Rodríguez, Spanish Jesuit religious, was Master of Novices and spiritual director. His Exercicio de perfección y virtudes cristianas, first published in Spanish in 1609, became a major work of Catholic spirituality. The French translation by François-Séraphin Régnier-Desmarais, member of the Académie française, greatly contributed to its diffusion in France.

The work develops the principles of Christian perfection and the exercises necessary for spiritual life: examination of conscience, mastery of passions, prayer, humility, charity and practice of virtue. It addresses both religious and lay faithful who wish to deepen their inner life.