Edme Mongin
Edme Mongin (born January 22, 1668 in Baroville , † May 5, 1746 in Bazas ) was a French Roman Catholic bishop, Commendatarabbot and member of the Académie française .
life and work
Edme Mongin chose the clergy and was successively the private tutor of the Duke of Bourbon and Charles de Bourbon, comte de Charolais . His extraordinary eloquence earned him three eloquence prizes in 1697, 1699 and 1701 in a row from the Académie française, which made him a member from 1707–1708 (seat No. 26). In 1711 he became Commendatarabbot of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Martin d'Autun . The king appointed him bishop of Bazas in 1624 . He died in 1746 at the age of 78. In Bazas the Rue Edme Mongin commemorates him.
Works (selection)
- Oeuvres de messire Edme Mongin, évêque et seigneur de Bazas contenant ses sermons, panégyriques, oraisons funèbres, mandements et pièces académiques. C.-F. Simon, Paris 1745. ( Dedicated to Queen Maria Leszczyńska )
literature
- Olivier Laroza: "Edme Mongin, évêque de Bazas et membre de l'Académie française (1668-1746)". In: Actes de l'Académie nationale des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Bordeaux 5th series. Vol. 13, 1988, pp. 29-55.
Web links
- Information on Edme Mongin in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
- Literature by and about Edme Mongin in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- Short biography and list of works of the Académie française (French)
- Entry in catholic-hierarchy.org
- portrait
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mongin, Edme |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Roman Catholic Bishop, Commendatarabbot and member of the Académie française |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1668 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baroville |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1746 |
| Place of death | Bazas |