Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergy
Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergy (born August 25, 1677 in Dijon , † May 11, 1753 in Sens ) was a French bishop .
Languet de Gergy came from a long-established family; his father was a prosecutor in Burgundy . Bishop Jacques Bénigne Bossuet promoted him since childhood ; who then also introduced him to King Louis XIV . On the same day, the latter transferred the office of confessor to Princess Maria Adelaide of Savoy to him . During this time he was also appointed vicar general of the diocese of Autun .
In 1715, Languet de Gergy was appointed bishop of Soissons . He reached the high point of his ecclesiastical career in 1730 when he was appointed Archbishop of Sens .
In 1721, the French Académie chose Languet de Gergy to succeed the late Marc René d'Argenson on Fauteuil 1. After his death, he found a worthy successor in the scientist Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon .
reception
Languet de Gergy fought the Jansenists and was a vehement opponent of the theologian Pasquier Quesnel . Pope Clement XI. condemned the teachings of the Jansenists with the bull Unigenitus Dei filius of 1713.
literature
- Nelson-Martin Dawson (Ed.): Clientélisme ecclésiastique et anti-jansénisme. Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergy et la bulle “Unigenitus” . Edition "Les fous du roi", Sherbrooke, Can. 2001, ISBN 2-9805-4432-9 .
Web links
- Short biography and list of works of the Académie française (French)
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Languet de Gergy, Jean-Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1677 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dijon |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1753 |
| Place of death | Sens |