Gilles du Monin (1565–1624), also known as Ægidius Monin, was a Belgian Jesuit
ecclesiastical historian and liturgical author.
Life
Monin was born at
Beauraing in the
Duchy of Luxembourg
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in 1565. He obtained the degree of
Licentiate in Sacred Theology, and in 1592 was appointed a
canon of Namur cathedral. In 1603 he resigned his canonry and entered the
Society of Jesus
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. He went on to serve as rector of Jesuit colleges in Namur and Liège.
Monin helped write the
propers
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for the saints of the
diocese of Namur in the
Tridentine office issued for the diocese by
Jean Dauvin
Jean Dauvin or D'Auvin (1578–1651) was the sixth bishop of Namur (1615–1629). As bishop he faced the tasks of carrying through the reforms of the Council of Trent in his diocese in the wake of the destruction caused by the Dutch Revolt.
Life ...
as
bishop of Namur
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in 1619.
[Ch. Wilmet, "Fragment d'une histoire ecclésiastique de Namur: Épiscopat des évêques Dauvin et Des Bois", ''Annales de la Société archéologique de Namur'']
vol. 8 (1863-1864)
383-424.
Gilles du Monin died 17 September 1624 while serving as spiritual prefect of a Jesuit house in Lille.
Works
* ''Sacrarium Leodiense'' (1618)
* ''Sacrarium perantiqui comitatus Namurcensis'' (Liège,
Jean Ouwerx, 1619)
References
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1565 births
1624 deaths
Jesuits of the Spanish Netherlands