Father Jean-Pierre de Caussade was a French Jesuit priest and spiritual writer whose teaching on surrender to divine providence became a classic of Christian devotional literature. Born in 1675, de Caussade served as a preacher, teacher, and spiritual director, and was associated with the tradition of Catholic spirituality that emphasised humility, obedience, prayer, discernment, and trust in God's will. His writings are most closely linked with the idea that holiness is found not only in extraordinary religious experience, but in faithful acceptance of the present moment.De Caussade is best known for the work commonly published in English as Abandonment to Divine Providence, a text that has influenced generations of readers seeking Christian mysticism, contemplative prayer, Catholic spiritual direction, and the discipline of surrender. His spiritual counsel teaches that ordinary duties, disappointments, delays, and trials can become occasions of grace when received with faith. His work remains important to readers of devotional classics, Jesuit spirituality, spiritual formation, the interior life, Christian mysticism, and Catholic contemplative tradition.