Charles Renoux French Benedictine monk and orientalist dead at age 100

Charles Renoux: key obituary facts

Is Charles Renoux dead? Yes. Charles Renoux died on February 2, 2026, at age 100.

Cause of death: Charles Renoux's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.

What was Charles Renoux known for?

Charles Renoux was a French Benedictine monk and orientalist.

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Born: April 30, 1925.

Occupations: Monk, orientalist.

Charles Renoux, a French Benedictine monk and orientalist, died on February 2, 2026, at En-Calcat Abbey in France.

Born on April 30, 1925, in Bouin, France, he dedicated his life to laity at En-Calcat Abbey in Dourgne. He studied Syriac, Georgian and Armenian at the Catholic University of Toulouse, then Eastern Christianity at the Catholic University of Paris.

Renoux wrote dozens of articles on Syriac, Georgian and Armenian liturgical texts. He was 100.

Athanase Charles Renoux (French: [ʃaʁl ʁənu]; 30 April 1925 – 2 February 2026) was a French Benedictine monk and orientalist.

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