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Jacques Longueval
Jacques Longueval (18 March 1680 – 14 January 1735) was a French Jesuit priest, theologian, scholar and historian of the Catholic Church in France. Biography Jacques Longueval was born on 18 March 1680 in Péronne, France. He entered the Jesuit novitiate on 17 September 1699. He taught grammar and humanities classes from 1700 to 1707 at the colleges of Amiens and La Flèche. Then he taught theology from 1719 to 1728, before retiring to the Professed House house in Paris, where he gathered documentation and did research for his ''Histoire de l’Église gallicane'' (History of the Gallican Church). In recognition of his work, the Assembly of the French clergy granted him, in 1730, an annual pension of 500 pounds and a gratuity of 2,500 pounds. Unfortunately, a stroke took him into his fifty-fourth year, while he was in the process of completing the 8th volume. Longueval died on 14 January 1735 in Paris. He had almost put the finishing touches to the 9th and 10th volumes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Péronne, Somme
Péronne () is a commune of the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is close to where the 1916, first 1918 and second 1918 Battles of the Somme took place during the First World War. The Museum of the Great War (known in French as the ''Historial de la Grande Guerre'') is located in the château. Geography Péronne is situated in the old region of Santerre, home of the early French kings. It is located in the Somme valley. The autoroutes A1 and A16 pass close by. The national road, the N17, traverses the town. Demography History On a hill, dominating the Somme river and its lakes, Péronne was a well-fortified place during the early Middle Ages. The ramparts were built in the 9th century. All that remains today of the ancient fortress is the ''Porte de Bretagne''. Few towns have been as involved in the history of France, few towns so often devastated, as Péronne. Burned and pillaged in the time of the Normans; gravely damaged during the time o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
