← Charles PeguyThe Portico of the Mystery of the Second Virtueby Charles PeguyFrench mystical poem celebrating Christian virtue and spiritual redemptionFind on Amazon↗About the authorCharles PeguyFrench poet, essayist, and patriot who was killed in the first Battle of the Marne. His long poems The Mystery of the Charity of Joan of Arc and Presentation of Beauce are major works of Catholic poetry.More by Charles PeguyThe Mystery of the Charity of Joan of ArcFrench mystical poem depicting the life and spiritual mission of Joan of Arc→Notre JeunesseFrench essay on generational identity, socialism, and the Dreyfus affair's legacy→