Editing Jacqueline Pascal

{{Short description|French poet (1625–1661)}}
{{Distinguish|Jacqueline Pascarl}}
[[File:Jacqueline pascal.jpg|thumb|Jacqueline Pascal daughter of Étienne Pascal]]
'''Jacqueline Pascal''' (4 October 1625 – 4 October 1661), sister of [[Blaise Pascal]] and [[Gilberte Périer]], was born at [[Clermont-Ferrand]], [[Auvergne (region)|Auvergne]], France.

Like her brother she was a prodigy, composing verses when only eight years old, and a five-act comedy at eleven. In 1646, the influence of her brother converted her to [[Jansenism]]. Then in 1652, she took the veil, and entered [[Port-Royal Abbey, Paris]], despite the strong opposition of her brother, and subsequently was largely instrumental in the latter's own final conversion. She vehemently opposed the attempt to compel the assent of the [[nun]]s to the [[Papal bull]]s condemning Jansenism, but was at last compelled to yield. This blow, however, hastened her death, which occurred at [[Paris]] on 4 October 1661, the same day she turned 36.<ref>{{EB1911 |inline=1 |wstitle=Pascal, Jacqueline |volume=20 |page=881}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iep.utm.edu/pascal-j/|title=Pascal, Jacqueline {{!}} Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy|website=www.iep.utm.edu|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref>

== References ==
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