John de Talaru (died 1393) was a
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Cardinal and
archbishop of Lyon
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.
Biography
Born near Lyon he came from the influential Talaru family and was the uncle of the Archbishop of
Amédée de Talaru.
His career began when he was made
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of the
church of Saint-Justus in Lyon, then canon and custos of
St. John's Cathedral. He managed to climb to the deanery of this institution, before being elected
bishop
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on July 29, 1375.
In 1376, he held a local
synod and 1378 he toured his
diocese
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History
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taking stock of the holding of all the places of worship, and priests. This tour covers nearly 400
building
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s. He is remembered in his diocese as bringing "a spirit of peace, a desire to bring the pastoral spirit and great libéralité"
[Jacques Gadille, René Fédou, Henri Hours, Bernard de Vregille (s.j.), "Le diocèse de Lyon", dans ''Histoire des diocèses de France'', tome 16, Beauchesne, 1983, (), p100.]
He was made
cardinal in 1389 by the
anti-pope
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Clement VII
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at the request of the
King of France,
Charles VI, but he was never
ordained
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as latter the same year, he gave up his seat to
Philip Thurey. He died in 1393.
See also
*
Catholic Church in France
References
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1393 deaths
Archbishops of Lyon
14th-century French Roman Catholic bishops
Year of birth unknown