Claude Poullart des Places
Claude-François Poullart des Places (born February 26, 1679 in Rennes , † October 2, 1709 in Paris ) was a Roman Catholic clergyman and founder of the Spiritans .
Life
Claude Poullart des Places came from a French noble family; his father François des Places was President of the Parliament of Brittany . He graduated as a 21-year-old at the time the most important law school in France, the University of Nantes , his degree in law . Shortly afterwards he began to study theology at the Jesuit College de Paris , today's Lycée Louis-le-Grand . With his funds he supported destitute theology students. Out of this commitment he founded the "Seminary of the Holy Spirit" in 1703, which 12 men joined. In 1707, Claude Poullart des Places was ordained a priest . He died two years later of the Europe-wide famine. The Mission Society of the Holy Spirit developed from the “Seminary of the Holy Spirit” under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Latin Congregatio Sancti Spiritus - CSSp), which as a Spiritan became one of the most important missionary societies .
literature
- Josef Theodor Rath: Poullart-des-Places, Claude-François. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 7, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-048-4 , Sp. 873.
- Michael Böhles: “Encounter transforms”, Heimbach / Eifel & Münsterschwarzach 1984 - Claude-Francois Poullart des Places / p. 7 ff
Individual evidence
- ^ Claude-François Poullart des Places. From lawyer to priest. Spiritaner.de, accessed on July 22, 2012
- ^ Claude François Poullart des Places , kath-info.de, accessed on July 22, 2012
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Poullart des Places, Claude |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Poullart des Places, Claude-François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman and founder of the Spiritan order |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1679 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rennes |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 2, 1709 |
| Place of death | Paris |