France, 17th century. In Richelieu’s shadow, one man quietly reshaped the Catholic soul of a nation. Cardinal Pierre de Bérulle (1575–1629), founder of the Oratoire du Louvre and father of the “French School of Spirituality,” played a decisive role in re-evangelising a country torn apart by the Wars of Religion.

A reformer of the priesthood and champion of contemplative prayer, he welcomed to France the first Discalced Carmelite sisters sent by Saint Teresa of Ávila — a discreet yet lasting spiritual revolution.

Marking the 400th anniversary of the Oratoire du Louvre and the 800th anniversary of the church of Saint-Eustache, this film restores a forgotten giant to his rightful place in French spiritual history.