Jean Courtecuisse (c.1350,

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- 4 March 1423,

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) was a French bishop and theologian, who was elected

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and

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Life

He received a doctorate in theology and taught it in

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. He was king's almoner from 1408 onwards and served as chancellor in

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's absence. In 1409 he became a canon of

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. He was elected bishop of Paris in 1420 but was forced to leave the bishopric and hide at

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after displeasing

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, then master of the city. In 1422-23 he was transferred to the bishopric of Geneva, which he held until his death. Courtecuisse was a prolific writer, leaving sermons in Latin and French, several theological works and a treatise entitled ''On Faith and the Church'' (''Tractatus de fide et Ecclesia, Romano pontifice et concilii generali''). The

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has a manuscript translation by him of ''Formula vitæ honestæ ; De quattuor virtutibus'' by

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, entitled ''Le livre Senecque des quatre vertus cardinalz''.

References

Sources

*A. P. J. Pictet de Sergy, ''Genève, origine et développement de cette république'', Tome second, Ch. Gruaz, Genève, 1849. Bishops of Paris 14th-century French Catholic theologians 15th-century French Catholic theologians 1350 births 1423 deaths 15th-century French Roman Catholic bishops {{France-RC-bishop-stub