Luc d'Aquin

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Luc d'Aquin (* 1641 in Paris ; † March 2, 1718 ibid) was a French Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop .

Life

Origin. Bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux

Luc d'Acquin was the grandson of the Hebraist Philippe d'Aquin (1576–1650), who, from Carpentras and of Jewish faith, converted to Christianity in Aquino , Italy, and adopted a new name, the son of Louis-Henri d ' Aquin (1602–1673), physician to Louis XIV , and the brother of Antoine d'Aquin (1629–1710), senior physician to Louis XIV. He was made canon of the cathedral of Toul and in 1674 bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux . From there he moved to the bishopric of Fréjus in 1680 , but only entered Fréjus in 1682.

Bishop of Fréjus. Exile and death

In Fréjus he performed his duties correctly, but showed little generosity towards the poor and made himself unpopular. When his brother Antoine fell out of favor with the king in 1693, he was affected and had to leave Fréjus at the end of 1695, but without initially giving up his bishopric. It was not until January 1697 that he was ready to hand it over to his nephew, Louis-Thomas d'Aquin (1667–1710), but revoked the waiver a little later. His nephew was consecrated in June and he himself banished to Brittany (after Carhaix-Plouguer ). When he was later allowed to return to Paris, he found accommodation with another brother who was dean of the Saint-Thomas-du-Louvre church. There he died in 1718 at the age of 77 and was buried in the church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois .

literature

  • Louis Porte: Histoire du diocèse de Fréjus-Toulon . Editions du Lau 2017, pp. 74–75.
  • Hippolyte Espitalier (1844–1905): Les évêques de Fréjus du XIIIe à la fin du XVIIIe Siècle . Draguignan 1898, pp. 302-311. (on-line)

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personal data
SURNAME Aquin, Luc d '
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop
DATE OF BIRTH 1641
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH March 2, 1718
Place of death Paris