Education
He studied classics at the preparatory seminary in Séez, to which institution he returned after his theological course, and where he spent the whole of his long priestly career.
scholars commentator of Holy Writ
He studied classics at the preparatory seminary in Séez, to which institution he returned after his theological course, and where he spent the whole of his long priestly career.
Until 1852, he taught the classics, and then became professor of rhetoric, a position which he occupied for twenty-two years. Towards 1866, Maunoury began his work as a commentator of Holy Writ, by treating some sections of the Gospel in the Semaine Catholique of his native diocese. But it was only after 1875, that he gave himself fully to the pursuit of Biblical studies.
In 1877, he became canon of the cathedral of Séez and, the following year, he began to publish his commentaries on all the Epistles of the New Testament.
These commentaries appeared in five volumes, as follows:
Committee sur L"Epître aux Romains (Paris, 1878)
Committee sur les deux Epîtres aux Corinthiens (Paris, 1879)
Committee sur les Epîtres aux Galates, aux Ephésiens, aux Phillippiens, aux Colossiens, et aux Thessaloniciens (Paris, 1880)
Committee sur les Epîtres à Timothée, à Tite, à Philémon, aux Hébreux (Paris, 1882)
Committee sur les Epîtres Catholiques de Street Jacques, Saint Pierre, Saint Jean et Saint Jude (Paris, 1888). In explaining the Sacred Text he made use of his familiarity with Greek grammar and authors, availed himself chiefly of the commentaries of Saint John Chrysostom and Theodoret.
In 1894, he published his Committee in Psalmos (Commentary on the Psalms. 2 vols, Paris), a Latin work, written almost exclusively on the basis of the Vulgate and the Septuagint.
His only contribution to Apologetics is a volume entitled Soirées d"Automne, ou la Religion prouvée aux gens du monde (Paris, 1887).