La congregation de l’Oratoire de Jésus de France connait-elle la crise? Approche multiscalaire (1650–1700)
Did the Congregation of the Oratory of Jesus experience a crisis? A multiscalar approach (1650-1700)

Summary/Abstract: The Congregation of the Oratory of Jesus, a symbol of the Catholic Reformation and representative of the French School of spirituality, was created in France at the beginning of the 17th century, on the initiative of Pierre de Berulle. Firmly established in its 70 houses through the kingdom, the congregation appears, at first sight, to have remained unaffected by the hazards of financial crises, although some houses did know a sort of financial distress. The aim of the paper is to offer a bird’s eye view of the Oratory by examining the records of deliberations of the Council and its central administration, kept in the National Archives, and to explore the situation in the northern part of the kingdom. The second part of the paper is devoted to the complex situation of the House of Toulouse and the three phases of the crisis which took place there.

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