Jean-Pierre Sola
Jean-Pierre Sola (born July 16, 1791 in Carmagnola , † December 31, 1881 in Nice ) was a Sardinian Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop of Nice .
life and work
Sola was ordained a priest in 1816 and received a doctorate in theology. From 1816 to 1818 he taught theology in Nice. Then he was pastor in Vigone for 40 years . From 1858 to 1877 he was bishop of Nice, where he benefited from being one of the admirers of Napoleon III. belonged to. As such, he experienced the annexation of Nice and its diocese to France in 1860. When he encountered increasing resistance in the mid-1970s, he resigned from his office in 1877, also because of his advanced age (successor: Mathieu-Victor Balaïn ). He died at the age of 90.
Works
- Mandement de l'évêque de Nice pour la carême et le jubilé de 1865 . Nice 1865.
literature
- A monsignor Giovanni Pietro Sola vescovo di Nice. Il clero de Vigone . Turin 1858.
- Discours prononcé à l'occasion de l'inauguration du monument de monseigneur Jean-Pierre Sola, ancien évêque de Nice à la cathédrale de Nice par M. l'abbé Adolf Hubert Kaiser . Conso-Sasserno, Nice 1884.
- Paul Robert Chapusot: Monseigneur Jean-Baptiste Colonna d'Istria. 1er évêque français de Nice, 1758–1835 . Lethielleux, Paris 1970, p. 131.
Web links
Commons : Jean-Pierre Sola - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Short biography , in French, with picture.
- Entry in catholic-hierarchy.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sola, Jean-Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sardinian Roman Catholic clergyman and Bishop of Nice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1791 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Carmagnola |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 1881 |
| Place of death | Nice |