Charles-Forbes-René, comte de Montalembert was a French publicist, historian and Count of Montalembert, Deux-Sèvres, and a prominent representative of liberal Catholicism.
Charles Forbes René de Montalembert, painted in 1879
Memorial plaque to Charles de Montalembert, 5 impasse de Valmy, Paris 7
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Liberal Catholicism is a current of thought within the Catholic Church influenced by classical liberalism and promoting the separation of church and state, freedom of religion in the civic arena, expa
Charles Forbes René de Montalembert
…French: ; 15 April 1810 – 13 March 1870) was a French publicist, historian and Count of Montalembert, Deux-Sèvres, and a prominent representative of liberal Catholicism. Charles Forbes René de Montalembert who was born on 15 April 1810, was of French and Scots ancestry. His father, Marc René, belonged to the family of…
Félicité de La Mennais is considered the forerunner of liberal Catholicism.
Saint Peter's Basilica facade, Rome, Italy