Louis-Guy de Guérapin de Vauréal - Versailles MV 2992

Louis-Guy de Guérapin de Vauréal (3 January 1687, in

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– 10 June 1760) was a French ecclesiastic and diplomat. He was master of the king's chapel in 1732 and

bishop of Rennes The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo ( Latin: ''Archidioecesis Rhedonensis, Dolensis et Sancti Maclovii''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Rennes, Dol et Saint-Malo''; br, Arc'heskopti Roazhon, Dol ha Sant-Maloù) is a dioce ...

(1732–58). A major opponent of the

Jansenist Jansenism was an early modern theological movement within Catholicism, primarily active in the Kingdom of France, that emphasized original sin, human depravity, the necessity of divine grace, and predestination. It was declared a heresy by th ...

s, he presided at five assemblies of the clergy of

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between 1732 and 1740. He was also entrusted with many embassies, notably to

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between 1740 and 1749, and was elected to the

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in 1749, though the only writings he has left are some church documents.

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1687 births 1760 deaths Ambassadors of France to Spain Bishops of Rennes 18th-century French diplomats 18th-century French Roman Catholic bishops Members of the Académie Française {{France-RC-bishop-stub