Joseph Gelineau
Joseph Gelineau, born on October 31, 1920, in Champ-sur-Layon, France, was a
French composer and priest of the Society of Jesus. He joined the Jesuits in
1941 and dedicated his life to liturgical music, composing numerous hymns for
Catholic services. Gelineau studied theology at the Jesuit theologate of
Fourvière in Lyon and musical composition at César Franck School in Paris. His
reworking of the Jerusalem Bible Psalter with Raymond-Jacques Tournay and
Raymond Schwab led to the publication of Psautier de la Bible de Jérusalem and
the recording Psaumes, which won the Charles Cros...
