François II de Nesmond (1629–1715) was a French bishop of Bayeux, noted for his reformist principles drawing on the Counter-Reformation as laid down by the Council of Trent.
Life
He was bishop in Bayeux from 1661 for the rest of his life. In 1693 he founded the seminary there. [1] In Bayeux Cathedral he undertook construction from 1700 of a rood screen, and a central tower by Jacques Moussard. [2] He also founded in 1700 the chapel of the Augustinians. [3]
He condemned the writings of the theologian Pierre Cally at the University of Caen as tending to heresy. [4]
References
- ^ "Ville de Bayeux".
- ^ "Ciné, Resto, Concert... Idées de sorties dans ma ville - 118 712".
- ^ "Black Friday Best Buy nike, new balance, under armour, asics, polo Shoes Best Sale - Save up to 50% off". Archived from the original on 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ^ s: Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Pierre Cally
Further reading
- Ludovic Balavoine, Le système bénéficial du diocèse de Bayeux sous l'épiscopat de François de Nesmond (1662-1715), Histoire, économie et société ISSN 0752-5702, 2009, no. 2, pp. 3–13.
François II de Nesmond (1629–1715) was a French bishop of Bayeux, noted for his reformist principles drawing on the Counter-Reformation as laid down by the Council of Trent.
Life
He was bishop in Bayeux from 1661 for the rest of his life. In 1693 he founded the seminary there. [1] In Bayeux Cathedral he undertook construction from 1700 of a rood screen, and a central tower by Jacques Moussard. [2] He also founded in 1700 the chapel of the Augustinians. [3]
He condemned the writings of the theologian Pierre Cally at the University of Caen as tending to heresy. [4]
References
- ^ "Ville de Bayeux".
- ^ "Ciné, Resto, Concert... Idées de sorties dans ma ville - 118 712".
- ^ "Black Friday Best Buy nike, new balance, under armour, asics, polo Shoes Best Sale - Save up to 50% off". Archived from the original on 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ^ s: Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Pierre Cally
Further reading
- Ludovic Balavoine, Le système bénéficial du diocèse de Bayeux sous l'épiscopat de François de Nesmond (1662-1715), Histoire, économie et société ISSN 0752-5702, 2009, no. 2, pp. 3–13.