Jacques-Théodore de Bryas

De Bryas family coat of arms also used as a bishop's coat of arms

Jacques-Théodore de Bryas (also Brias or Comte de Bryas ; born November 19, 1631 in Mariembourg ; † * November 16 or November 17, 1694 in Cambrai ) was a Roman Catholic bishop.

Family background

Bryas came from a noble family from Brias in the province of Artois . The line from which Bryas emerged was shaped militarily. His father was Charles, Comte de Bryas, Sieur de Hernicourt, Baron de Morialmé and Marquis de Molinghem and in command of the Mariembourg fortress († 1655). His grandfather was the councilor and commander of the Spanish King Jacques III de Bryas. His great-grandfather was Jacques de Bryas (* 1512) a well-deserved military man. He was governor of Renty , of Mariembourg of Bapeaumes and Namur and a member of the council of war of the King of Spain.

Life

Brays was sent to Douai University early on . There he received a licentiate in law . He became a canon in Tournai and was ordained a priest on March 2, 1664 . On December 12, 1666 he became a member of the Great Council of Mechelen . There he held the position of maître des requêtes .

On February 8, 1672, Bryas was appointed Bishop of Saint-Omer . His episcopal ordination took place on May 29, 1672. After he had already succeeded Bishop Ladislas Jonnart in Saint-Omer , he was appointed as his successor as Prince Archbishop of Cambrai and regent of the Monastery of Cambrai with the rank of duke on June 17, 1675 . However, he was only able to take his bishop's seat on October 28, 1676.

During his tenure as Prince Archbishop, the French Sun King Louis XIV took Cambrai. The bishop, however, was in the favor of the king, who among other things valued his exemplary behavior and charity.

He was buried in a splendid tomb in Cambrai Cathedral.

literature

E.-H.-J. Reusens: Bryas (Jacques-Théodore de) . In: Biographie nationale de Belgique , Brussels 1872, col. 139 ff.
André Le Glay: Cameracum christianum ou Histoire ecclésiastique du Diocèse de Cambrai , Lille 1849, p. 72.

Web links

Entry on Jacques-Théodore de Bryas on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

↑ P. Louis Lainée: Archives généalogiques et historiques de la Noblesse de France: ou recueil de preuves memoires et notices généalogiques, servant la contaster l'origine, la filiation, les alliances et les illustrations religieuses civiles et morales de diverses maisons et familles nobles du royaume , Volume 9, 1844; André F. Borel d'Hauterive: Annuaire de la pairie et de la noblesse de France et des maisons souveraines de l'Europe et de la diplomatie , Volume 4 4, 1846; Paul Roger: Noblesse et chevalerie du comté de Flandre, d'Artois et de Picardie, Duval et Herment , 1843.

predecessor	Office	successor
Ladislas Jonnart	Archbishop of Cambrai 1675–1694	François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon
Ladislas Jonnart	Bishop of Saint-Omer 1672–1675	Jean Charles de Longueval

personal data
SURNAME	Bryas, Jacques-Théodore de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bryas, Jacques-Théodore Comte de (full name); Brias, Jacques-Théodore de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Roman Catholic bishop
DATE OF BIRTH	November 19, 1631
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mariembourg
DATE OF DEATH	November 16, 1694 or November 17, 1694
Place of death	Cambrai

[1] P. Louis Lainée: Archives généalogiques et historiques de la Noblesse de France: ou recueil de preuves memoires et notices généalogiques, servant la contaster l'origine, la filiation, les alliances et les illustrations religieuses civiles et morales de diverses maisons et familles nobles du royaume , Volume 9, 1844; André F. Borel d'Hauterive: Annuaire de la pairie et de la noblesse de France et des maisons souveraines de l'Europe et de la diplomatie , Volume 4 4, 1846; Paul Roger: Noblesse et chevalerie du comté de Flandre, d'Artois et de Picardie, Duval et Herment , 1843.