| Louis Le Cardonnel | |
| Birth Date: | 22 February 1862 |
| Birth Place: | Valence, France |
| Death Place: | Avignon, France |
| Occupation: | Poet |
| Parents: | Louis Aimable Le Cardonnel Amély Joséphine Cumin |
| Relatives: | Georges Le Cardonnel (brother) |
Louis Le Cardonnel (22 February 1862 – 28 May 1936) was a Roman Catholic priest and French poet. He won two literary prizes from the Académie française.
Louis Le Cardonnel was born on 22 February 1862 in Valence, Drôme, France.[1] He was of Irish descent.[2] His father, Louis Aimable Le Cardonnel, was an engineer.[3] His mother, Amély Joséphine Cumin, was the owner of a clothing shop.[3] His brother, Georges Le Cardonnel, was a novelist and critic.[3]
Le Cardonnel briefly attended a seminary in Issy-les-Moulineaux before dropping out.[2] He subsequently attended another seminary in Rome, and he was an ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1896.[2]
Le Cardonnel served as a priest until 1900, when he joined the Order of Saint Benedict and became an oblate.[2] He subsequently served as the vicar of the Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Pierrelatte.[2]
Le Cardonnel began composing poetry in 1881.[4] He began composing poetry while he was a priest in France, then resumed poetry in Tuscany, Italy for nine years.[2] He was influenced by classical antiquity and the Celtic culture.[2] His main themes were the seasons, especially the autumn, melancholy, death, and the Crusades.[4] His poetic style emphasized the sounds of vowels and alliterations.[4]
Le Cardonnel won two literary prizes from the Académie française: the Prix Capuran for Poèmes in 1905, and the Prix Broquette-Gonin for Carmina sacra in 1913.[5]
Le Cardonnel died on 28 May 1936 in Avignon.[1]