Alain de Solminihac
Blessed Bishop Alain de Solminihac | |
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Bishop of Cahors | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | Cahors |
See | Cahors |
Appointed | 22 September 1636 |
Term ended | 31 December 1659 |
Predecessor | Pierre Habert de Montmort |
Successor | Nicolas Sévin |
Orders | |
Consecration | 27 September 1637 by Charles de Montchal |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Alain de Solminihac 25 November 1593 |
Died | 31 December 1659 Mercuès, Lot, France | (aged 66)
Motto | Fides virtusque ("Faith and valor") |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 31 December |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Title as Saint | Blessed |
Beatified | 4 October 1981 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
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Patronage | Diocese of Cahors |
Blessed Alain de Solminihac (25 November 1593 – 31 December 1659) was a French Roman Catholic religious reformer and served as the Bishop of Cahors. He was an Augustianian regular canon of Chancelade Abbey in Périgueux.[1] He was a member of the Compagnie du Saint-Sacrement.
He was declared a Servant of God after Pope Pius VI opened his cause for sainthood on 6 August 1783 and Pope Pius XI declared him to be Venerable on 19 June 1927. Pope John Paul II beatified him in 1981.
Bibliography
- P. Petot, Alain de Solminihac (1593–1659), prélat réformateur. De l'abbaye de Chancelade à l'évêché de Cahors, Turnhout: Brepols Publishers, 2009, ISBN 978-2-503-53278-3