Bibles without the Old Testament

[Tis_Bearself]

I have read that St. Therese in the convent was issued the Louvain Bible which was the French translation of the Bible authorized for French Catholics during her time (late 1800s), and that the Louvain Bible did not contain the Old Testament. So Therese had to ask her sister to please copy out some Old Testament verses for her and send them to her in the convent to read.

It seems odd that the Church at that time did not authorize a French translation of the Old Testament for the faithful to use. I’m pretty sure there were English translations of the Old Testament in use among English speakers. Why was this not the case in France?

 

[Dan_Defender]

That sounds strange. The Leuven (Louvain) Bible formed the basis of the first Roman Catholic version of the French Bible. It was the work of Nicholas de Leuze and François de Larben, and was published in 1550. My guess is some politics at the time may have unauthorized this work.