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| − | '''Jean Bricaud''' (1881–1934), also known as '''Joanny Bricaud''' and '''Johannès Bricaud''', was a French esoteric writer, Gnostic church leader and organiser of [[Memphis-Misraim|Memphis-Misraïm]] in Lyon | + | '''Jean Bricaud''' (1881–1934), also known as '''Joanny Bricaud''' and '''Johannès Bricaud''', was a French esoteric writer, Gnostic church leader and organiser of [[Memphis-Misraim|Memphis-Misraïm]] in Lyon.<ref name="bricaudworks">[https://catalogue.bnf.fr/rechercher.do?index=TOUS3&numNotice=11894000&typeNotice=p Bibliothèque nationale de France, works catalogued under Joanny Bricaud (1881–1934)].</ref><ref name="homily">[https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb42064669k Bibliothèque nationale de France, catalogue record for Johannès Bricaud, <i>Homélie… à l’occasion de son élévation au siège patriarcal de l’Église gnostique universelle</i>, Lyon: Bureaux du Réveil gnostique, 1908].</ref><ref name="bricaud">[https://www.linitiation.eu/memphis-misraim/historique-de-memphis-misraim Jean Bricaud, historical notes on Memphis-Misraïm (1933), updated by Constant Chevillon (1938), reproduced by <i>L’Initiation</i> as “Historique de Memphis-Misraïm”; an account written by leaders of the rite].</ref> |
==Writing and church leadership== | ==Writing and church leadership== | ||
| − | Bricaud wrote on religious movements and esoteric authors. The BnF catalogue records ''Un disciple de Saint-Martin. Dutoit-Membrini d’après des documents inédits'' (1901), ''La petite Église anticoncordataire'' (1906) and studies of J.-K. Huysmans published in 1913 | + | Bricaud wrote on religious movements and esoteric authors. The BnF catalogue records ''Un disciple de Saint-Martin. Dutoit-Membrini d’après des documents inédits'' (1901), ''La petite Église anticoncordataire'' (1906) and studies of J.-K. Huysmans published in 1913.<ref name="bricaudworks" /> |
A homily published at Lyon in 1908 marks his elevation to the patriarchal seat of the Église gnostique universelle under the name Jean II. This contemporary publication documents his church role; it is distinct from evidence of a Masonic appointment.<ref name="homily" /> | A homily published at Lyon in 1908 marks his elevation to the patriarchal seat of the Église gnostique universelle under the name Jean II. This contemporary publication documents his church role; it is distinct from evidence of a Masonic appointment.<ref name="homily" /> | ||
Revision as of 12:31, 25 September 2026
Jean Bricaud (1881–1934), also known as Joanny Bricaud and Johannès Bricaud, was a French esoteric writer, Gnostic church leader and organiser of Memphis-Misraïm in Lyon.[1][2][3]
Writing and church leadership
Bricaud wrote on religious movements and esoteric authors. The BnF catalogue records Un disciple de Saint-Martin. Dutoit-Membrini d’après des documents inédits (1901), La petite Église anticoncordataire (1906) and studies of J.-K. Huysmans published in 1913.[1]
A homily published at Lyon in 1908 marks his elevation to the patriarchal seat of the Église gnostique universelle under the name Jean II. This contemporary publication documents his church role; it is distinct from evidence of a Masonic appointment.[2]
Memphis-Misraïm at Lyon
Bricaud’s notes record a French Sovereign Sanctuary chartered on 10 September 1919, based at Humanidad in Lyon, and a constitution adopted in 1930.[3]
He died on 21 February 1934; Constant Chevillon succeeded him in March and later continued his historical notes.[3]
Use as a historical source
Bricaud’s chronology is valuable as an account written by an office-holder, naming charters, lodges and organisational changes. Its account of succession represents the body he led; it should be compared with records from other branches when studying disputes over authority.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bibliothèque nationale de France, works catalogued under Joanny Bricaud (1881–1934).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bibliothèque nationale de France, catalogue record for Johannès Bricaud, Homélie… à l’occasion de son élévation au siège patriarcal de l’Église gnostique universelle, Lyon: Bureaux du Réveil gnostique, 1908.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Jean Bricaud, historical notes on Memphis-Misraïm (1933), updated by Constant Chevillon (1938), reproduced by L’Initiation as “Historique de Memphis-Misraïm”; an account written by leaders of the rite.
Memphis-Misraïm: Overview · Misraïm · Memphis · History · Degrees and organisation · Egyptian symbolism · Organisations and recognition · Regalia and imagery · Sources and further reading
People: Bédarride brothers · Marconis de Nègre · John Yarker · Giuseppe Garibaldi · Papus · Jean Bricaud · Constant Chevillon · Robert Ambelain
Background: Hermeticism · Martinism · Masonic glossary · Comparison with related traditions