Xavier de Montclos (30 August 1924 – 21 September 2018) was a 20th–21st-century French historian, a specialist of the history of religions and particularly Christianity.[1]
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.[2]
With Jean-Marie MayeurEncyclopædia Universalis by writing two articles about Charles Martial Lavigerie and the Ralliement .[2]
and Yves-Marie Hilaire , he directed the publication of the Dictionnaire du monde religieux dans la France contemporaine. He also collaborated to the making of theIn 1967, Xavier de Montclos was awarded the Prix Broquette-Gonin in literature for his Le Toast d’Alger (1890-1891).