Jean-François Boyer

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Jean-François Boyer (born March 12, 1675 in Paris , † August 20, 1755 in Versailles ) was a French bishop , Commendatarabbot and member of the Académie française and other academies.

life and work

Boyer had nine siblings. With the exception of one sister, all children chose the clergy. Boyer had the Jesuit Joseph de Jouvency (1643–1719) as his teacher at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand . He entered the Order of Theatines one, there was a teacher and master of novices, was ordained a priest in 1699 and started from 1700 known as a preacher, first in Paris, then at the court. Cardinal Fleury , who promoted him, got his appointment as Bishop of Mirepoix in 1730 and had him appointed teacher of the Dauphin , Louis Ferdinand de Bourbon, dauphin de Viennois in 1735 . As a result, he gave up his diocese and was given the post of Commendatar Abbot of the wealthy Saint-Mansuy Abbey in Toul . After fulfilling his duties and marrying the Dauphin, he was appointed First Almsman of the Dauphins, first Maria Theresia Rafaela of Spain , then Maria Josepha of Saxony . In 1742 he changed to the position of Commendatarabts at Corbie Abbey . After Fleury's death in 1743, he took over his task of distributing benefices in the kingdom.

Boyer was elected to the Académie française (seat No. 40) in 1736, in 1738 in the Académie des sciences and in 1741 in the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres . He fought against Jansenism and the philosophy of the Enlightenment . In the implementation of the papal bull Unigenitus and as a successor to Fleury, he was considered the author of Archbishop Christophe de Beaumont's request for confession , which caused considerable unrest in France. He operated the expulsion of Charles Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre from the Académie française (because of posthumous criticism of Louis XIV. ) And in 1743 prevented Maupertuis from giving a commemorative speech after Saint-Pierre's death. He was against the election of Montesquieu and Voltaire , but could not prevent them. The election of Jean-Philippe-René de La Bléterie (1669–1772), however, was canceled at his instigation (because of Jansenism), as was that of Alexis Piron (because of an obscene poem).

literature

  • Histoire de l'Académie royale des sciences 1755. Paris 1761, pp. 170-175.

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personal data
SURNAME Boyer, Jean-François
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French Roman Catholic Bishop, Commendatar Abbot and member of the Académie française and other academies
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1675
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH August 20, 1755
Place of death Versailles