Antoine Augustin Calmet
Antoine Augustin Calmet, O.S.B. (26 February 1672 – 25 October 1757), a French Benedictine monk, was born at Ménil-la-Horgne, then in the Duchy of Bar, part of the Holy Roman Empire (now the French department of Meuse, located in the region of Lorraine).
The Rt. Rev. Father Abbot Dom Antoine Augustin Calmet, O.S.B. | |
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| Abbot of the Abbey of Senones | |
1750 engraving of Dom Augustin Calmet | |
| Other post(s) | Professor of Exegesis, Abbey of Moyenmoutier, and Abbot General of the Congregation of St. Vanne |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 March 1696 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 February 1672 Ménil-la-Horgne, Duchy of Bar, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 25 October 1757 (aged 85) Senones, County of Salm-Salm, Holy Roman Empire |
| Buried | Abbey of Senones |
| Profession | Abbot and exegete Historian; Scholar; Theologian; Philosopher, Occultist; Translator |
Calmet was a monk as well as a learned man, and one of the most distinguished members of the Congregation of St. Vanne. In recognition of these qualities he was elected prior of Lay-Saint-Christophe in 1715, Abbot of St-Léopold at Nancy in 1718, and of Senones Abbey in 1729. He was twice entrusted with the office of Abbot General of the congregation. Pope Benedict XIII wished to confer episcopal dignity upon him, but his humility could not be brought to accept the honor. Calmet died at Senones Abbey, in the Vosges, near Saint-Dié, on 25 October 1757.