Xavier de Montclos
Xavier de Montclos was a 20th–21st-century French historian, a specialist of the history of religions and particularly christianity.Career
In 1965, he defended his thesis devoted to Lavigerie, le Saint-Siège et l'Église, de l'avènement de Pie IX à l'avènement de Léon XIII, 1846-1978. In 1966, he supported a complementary thesis on Le toast d'Alger, documents, 1890-1891.
He is emeritus professor at the Lumière University Lyon 2.
With and, he directed the publication of the Dictionnaire du monde religieux dans la France contemporaine. He also collaborated to the making of the Encyclopædia Universalis by writing two articles about Charles Martial Lavigerie and the.
In 1967, Xavier de Montclos was awarded the Prix Broquette-Gonin in literature for his Le Toast d’Alger .Works
