Jacques Prévotat (born 1939) is a French historian specializing in contemporary history.
[1] He was a professor of contemporary history at the University of Lille III and is a specialist on the Action Française movement, particularly its relationship with the Catholic Church.
He contributed to a summary of Pope Pius XI's condemnation of Action Française, concluding with the following remark: "One cannot deny that the warning issued by Pius XI to the Catholics of Action française was above all a lucid reminder to the Christian conscience of the inalienable freedom of Catholics in the face of any 'autocratic abuse of state power.
'"[2][3]Prévotat's work also explores the history of Catholic intellectuals in France, such as Henri de Lubac.
He served as president of the French Association of Contemporary Religious History (1996–1999) and is the current president of the Society of Friends of Henri-Irénée Marrou, founded in 2007.