Nicolas Psaume
Nicolas Psaume (* 1518 in Chaumont-sur-Aire , Duchy of Bar , today Département Meuse ; † August 10, 1575 in Verdun ) was Bishop of Verdun from 1548 to 1575 and was a participant in the Council of Trent in this capacity . Before his appointment as bishop, he was canon of the Premonstratensian Order and is considered one of the most important French bishops of the 16th century.
literature
- Bernard Ardura, A l'aube de la réforme catholique en Lorraine, le Prémontré Nicolas Psaume, Abbé de Saint-Paul de Verdun, évêque et comte de Verdun , in: Les Prémontrés et la Lorraine XIIe - XVIIIe siècle , XXIIIe colloque du Center d 'études et de recherches prémontrées, sous la direction de Dominique-Marie Dauzet et Martine Plouvier, Beauchesne, Paris, 1998, p. 101-123
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolas de Lorraine, duc de Mercœur |
Bishop of Verdun 1548–1575 |
Nicolas Bousmard |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Psaume, Nicolas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Verdun |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1518 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chaumont-sur-Aire |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 1575 |
| Place of death | Verdun |