Jérôme Souchier

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Jérôme Souchier SOCist (* 1508 in Auvergne , † 1571 in Rome ) was a French cardinal of the Roman Church .

Life

Jérôme Souchier was born in 1508 in Auvergne, the son of a noble family. As a young man he became a monk of the Cistercian - Abbey Montpeyroux . He was later sent to the Cistercian Academy in Paris , where he passed exams in philosophy and theology . He then received the sacrament of Orders . From 1550 to 1571 he was abbot of Clairvaux monastery . He took part in the Council of Trent from 1562 to 1563 . From 1567 to 1571 he was also abbot of the Cîteaux monastery and thus abbot general of the Cistercian Order.

In the consistory of January 24, 1569, Pope Pius V created him cardinal priest and awarded him the titular church of San Matteo in Merulana on January 24, 1569 .

Jérôme Souchier died in Rome in 1571. He was buried in Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome.

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SURNAME Souchier, Jérôme
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Souchier, Jerome de la
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French clergyman, cardinal of the Roman Church, member of the Cistercian order
DATE OF BIRTH 1508
PLACE OF BIRTH Auvergne
DATE OF DEATH 1571
Place of death Rome