Adolphe-André Porée, known as Chanoine Porée (14 March 1848, Bernay – 28 February 1939, Saint-Aubin-d'Écrosville), was a French
archaeologist
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and
historian
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.
Originally from
Beaumont-en-Auge
Beaumont-en-Auge (, literally ''Beaumont in Auge'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The town hosts one of the last kaleidoscope manufacturers in France.
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Personalities
*Pierre-S ...
, his father, Adolphe Porée, ran a dyeing factory in Bernay. A very religious individual, Porée embraced the priesthood at the age of twenty-three. In 1871, he became the curé of the collegiate church of
Les Andelys
Les Andelys (; Norman: ''Les Aundelys'') is a commune in the northern French department of Eure, in Normandy.
Geography
It lies on the Seine, about northeast of Évreux.
The commune is divided into two parts, Grand-Andely (located about from ...
. In 1875, he became the curé of
Bournainville-Faverolles
Bournainville-Faverolles () is a Communes of France, commune in the Eure Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in northern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Eure department
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where he remained fifty-three years. Porée spent his nights studying archeology, with particular attention paid to the churches of
Eure
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, local notables and the impact of the
French Revolution
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Porée, who also was the diocesan archivist, undertook, from 1890 to 1892, an archaeological expedition through
France
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,
Belgium
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,
Germany
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,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
and
Italy
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.
In 1882, he discovered, along with the abbé de La Balle and Gaston Le Breton, a lost statue by
Pierre Puget
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on the old La Londe castle grounds at
Biéville-Beuville
Biéville-Beuville () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The hyphenated name originates from the former communes of ''Biéville-sur-Orne'' and ''Beuville'', which were united in 1972.
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. This statue of ''Hercules slaying the Hydra of Lerna'', which was originally in the Château du Vaudreuil, is now at the
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
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A disciple of
Auguste Le Prévost
Auguste Le Prévost (3 June 1787 in Bernay, Eure – 14 July 1859 in La Vaupalière) was a French geologist, philologist, archaeologist and historian.
While studying classics and law, Le Prevost developed a passion for history and archeology. T ...
and
Leopold Delisle
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Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
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and an Officer of Public Instruction. He was awarded the
Legion of Honor
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in 1926.
Porée's ''Histoire de l'Abbaye du Bec'' is his magnum opus. Several streets were named after him, in Bec-Hellouin, Bournainville-Faverolles,
Pont-Audemer
Pont-Audemer () is a commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in northern France.