, in Latin Possinus, a learned Jesuit, of Narbonne, in the 17th century,
, in Latin Possinus, a learned Jesuit, of Narbonne, in the 17th century, resided a considerable time at Rome, where he was much esteemed by Christina, queen of Sweden, cardinal Barberini, and several
other illustrious persons. He understood Greek well, had
very carefully studied the fathers, and has left translations
of a great number of Greek authors, with notes a
“Catena of the Greek Fathers on St. Mark,
” Rome,