Antoine de Paule
Antoine de Paule (* 1551/52 in France; † June 9, 1636 ) was the 56th Grand Master of the Order of Malta from March 10, 1623 until his death in 1636 . Until the election, de Paule was the Grand Prior of St. Gilles of the tongue of Provence.
Because of the overpopulation of Valletta , he founded a village about 5 km away and gave it his name, the current city of Paola . There he built the parish church of St. Ubaldesca, named after a sister of the order.
In 1626 he appointed the historian Fra ' Gio Francesco Abela as Vice Chancellor of the Order.
Web links
- Antoine de Paule at cilialacorte.com
- Antoine de Paule at smom-za.org
- The 79 grandmasters at orderofmalta.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Mendez de Vasconcellos |
Grand Master of the Order of Malta 1623–1636 |
Jean de Lascaris-Castellar |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Paule, Antoine de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Grand Master of the Order of Malta |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1551 or 1552 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 1636 |