Charles Renoux
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Born30 April 1925
Bouin, France
Died2 February 2026 (aged 100)
En-Calcat Abbey, France
OccupationsMonk, orientalist
Charles Renoux | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 April 1925 Bouin, France |
| Died | 2 February 2026 (aged 100) En-Calcat Abbey, France |
| Education | Catholic University of Toulouse Catholic University of Paris |
| Occupations | Monk, orientalist |
Athanase Charles Renoux (French: [ʃaʁl ʁənu]; 30 April 1925 – 2 February 2026) was a French Benedictine monk and orientalist.[1]
Renoux dedicated his life to laity at En-Calcat Abbey in Dourgne and attended the Catholic University of Toulouse, where he studied Syriac, Georgian, and Armenian. He then studied Eastern Christianity at the Catholic University of Paris. Throughout his career, he wrote dozens of articles on Syriac, Georgian, and Armenian liturgical texts.[2]
Renoux died at En-Calcat Abbey on 2 February 2026, at the age of 100.[3][4]
