Trévoux, Mémoires de (also known as the Journal de Trévoux). The first lastingly successful religious journal was founded in 1701 by the Jesuits, partly to counter the Journal des savants. Generally published monthly, printed in eastern France but compiled in Paris, it reviewed new publications, concentrating on theological, philosophical, and historical works. Accountable to the father-general of the order, successive editors published articles combating Protestantism and the Jansenists, and aspects of Cartesian, Newtonian, and Enlightenment thinking. Attentive to issues concerning language and grammar, the journal also reflected the order's internationalism by its coverage of intellectual life abroad. Its influence declined after the expulsion of the Jesuits.
[Michael Palmer]
