 | This article has multiple issues. Please help
improve it or discuss these issues on the
talk page. (
Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
Jérôme Souchier (1508–1571) was a French Roman Catholic cardinal.
Biography
The son of a noble family, Jérôme Souchier was born in Auvergne in 1508. [1] As a young man, he joined the Cistercian Order at Montpeyroux Abbey. [1] The order sent him to study at the Cistercian College in Paris, where he received doctorates in philosophy and theology. [1] He was also admitted to the theologians of the Collège de Sorbonne. [1] He was subsequently ordained as a priest. [1]
From 1550 to 1571, he was the Abbot of Clairvaux. [1] He participated in the Council of Trent, 1562-1563. [1] From 1567 to 1571, he was also the Abbot of Cîteaux and the superior general of the Cistercian Order. [1] During that time, he issues a set of ecclesiastical ordinances (usually referred to as the Ordinationes) based on the principles of the Council of Trent. [1] At various times, Henry II of France, Francis II of France, and Charles IX of France all sought his advice.
Pope Pius V made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 24 March 1568. [1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Matteo in Via Merulana on 24 January 1569. [1]
He died in Rome on 10 November 1571. [1] He was buried in Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. [1]
References
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
| This article has multiple issues. Please help
improve it or discuss these issues on the
talk page. (
Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
Jérôme Souchier (1508–1571) was a French Roman Catholic cardinal.
Biography
The son of a noble family, Jérôme Souchier was born in Auvergne in 1508. [1] As a young man, he joined the Cistercian Order at Montpeyroux Abbey. [1] The order sent him to study at the Cistercian College in Paris, where he received doctorates in philosophy and theology. [1] He was also admitted to the theologians of the Collège de Sorbonne. [1] He was subsequently ordained as a priest. [1]
From 1550 to 1571, he was the Abbot of Clairvaux. [1] He participated in the Council of Trent, 1562-1563. [1] From 1567 to 1571, he was also the Abbot of Cîteaux and the superior general of the Cistercian Order. [1] During that time, he issues a set of ecclesiastical ordinances (usually referred to as the Ordinationes) based on the principles of the Council of Trent. [1] At various times, Henry II of France, Francis II of France, and Charles IX of France all sought his advice.
Pope Pius V made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 24 March 1568. [1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Matteo in Via Merulana on 24 January 1569. [1]
He died in Rome on 10 November 1571. [1] He was buried in Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. [1]
References
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |