the Flamidien affair Verhoeven, Timothy. creator text bibliography sz Cham Palgrave Macmillan c2018 2018 monographic eng xi, 122 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm. This book explores a vital though long-neglected clash between republicans and Catholics that rocked fin-de-siècle France. At its heart was a mysterious and shocking crime. In Lille in 1899, the body of twelve-year-old Gaston Foveaux was discovered in a school run by a Catholic congregation, the Frères des Écoles Chrétiennes. When his teacher, Frère Flamidien, was charged with sexual assault and murder, a local crime became a national scandal. The Flamidien Affair shows that masculinity was a critical site of contest in the War of Two Frances pitting republicans against Catholics. For republicans, Flamidien's vow of chastity as well as his overwrought behaviour during the investigation made him the target of suspicion; Catholics in turn constructed a rival vision of masculinity to exonerate the accused brother. Both sides drew on the Dreyfus Affair to make their case. by Timothy Verhoeven. Includes bibliographical references and index. Flamidien, Frere Trials, litigation, etc Foveaux, Gaston Death and burial Catholic Church France History 19th century 305.68244 VES (DLC) 2017964128 9783319744780 (hbk) 2019763702 DLC 180228 20211018152428.0 21817962 eng