Louis-Gaston de Sonis

Louis-Gaston de Sonis (1825-1887) was a French Army officer who particularly distinguished himself in the battle of Loigny during the Franco-Prussian War, where he lost a leg.

Life

Showed that the martial spirits that are so often admired in soldiers of the warrior class do not mutually exclude a strong faith life. Indeed, General de Sonis showed that in all actuality, a proper understanding of manly courage and virility can only be properly understood when grounded in a proper understanding of God, and of one's subordination and responsibility to the Divine Creator. De Sonis shared many similar attributes with a current day exemplar of another great Catholic warrior--Colonel John Ripley.

Bibliography

• Jacques de la Faye, Histoire du Général de Sonis, Bloud et Barral, Paris, 1890.
• Mgr Baunard, Le Général de Sonis d'après ses papiers et sa correspondance, Poussielgue, Paris, 1890.
• Jean des Marets, Le Général de Sonis, préface d'Émile Baumann, Fernand Sorlot, Paris, 1934.
• Albert Bessières S.J, Sonis, Beauchesne et ses fils, Paris, 1946.
• Maurice Briollet, Le Général Gaston de Sonis et sa descendance, R. Madiot, Laval, 1969.
• Francine Dessaigne, Sonis, mystique et soldat, Nouvelles éditions latines, Paris, 1988, ISBN 2-7233-0373-X
• Gérard Bedel, Sous la bannière du Sacré Cœur le Général de Sonis, D.E.L, 1997, ISBN 2-911009-04-5.

External links

• Biography on Le Lys et la Croix, Journal scout, catholique et Français.