Alfred Baudrillart

His Eminence

Alfred-Henri-Marie Baudrillart
Cardinal, Rector of the Institut catholique de Paris
Alfred Baudrillart 1918
ChurchRoman Catholic
Orders
Ordination9 July 1893
Consecration28 October 1921
Created cardinal16 December 1935
by Pope Pius XI
Personal details
Born(1859-01-06)6 January 1859
Died19 May 1942(1942-05-19) (aged 83)
Paris
BuriedInstitut Catholique de Paris
NationalityFrench
DenominationRoman Catholic
ProfessionCardinal, academician, historian; member of the Académie française
Alma materCollège Louis-le-Grand

Alfred-Henri-Marie Baudrillart, Orat. (6 January 1859 – 19 May 1942) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church, who became a Cardinal in 1935. A historian and writer, he served as Rector of the Institut Catholique de Paris from 1907 until his death. He campaigned to rouse international support for France during the First World War, while in the Second World War he supported the Vichy regime and backed the Germans for leading the international struggle against bolshevism.