Angel Baffard, , (Father Angel of St. Rosalie, french: Père Ange de Sainte-Rosalie) (1655–1726) was a French

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and

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of the Order of

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Biography

He was born François Baffard in 1655 in

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, in the ancient

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. After making his religious

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in 1672, he filled many important offices in the

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of his Order, and finally devoted himself to the study of genealogy, contributing extensively to of

Louis Moréri Louis Moréri (25 March 1643 – 10 July 1680) was a French priest and encyclopedist. Life Moréri was born in 1643 in Bargemon, a village in the ancient province of Provence. His great-grandfather, Joseph Chatranet, a native of Dijon, had sett ...

. From the materials collected by

Anselm de Guibours Anselm de Guibours (born 1625) (Father Anselm of the Blessed Mary, O.A.D., french: Père Anselme de Sainte-Marie, or simply ''Père Anselme'') was a French Discalced Augustinian friar and noted genealogist. Biography He was born Pierre de Guibour ...

, a distinguished scholar and friar of the same Order, and the nobleman,

Caille du Fourny Caille, the French for quail (plural: Cailles), may refer to: People * Honoré Caille du Fourny (1630–1713), French genealogist * Juan Cailles (1871–1951), Filipino commander * Niall Caille (died 846), High King of Ireland * Nicolas-Louis de L ...

, he prepared a revision of Guibours' , which was left unfinished at Baffard's own death, which occurred in

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in 1726, shortly before the revised first volume was published. The work was finally completed by Father Simplician, his collaborator in the project begun by Guibours. The latter also prepared three additional volumes. Baffard's other works include , edited in 1749 by the Benedictines of Saint-Maur, with a supplementary volume on the

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, the

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, and prerogatives of the kings of France.

References

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