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of Le Léon, 5 July 1436 – 30 October 1437; *bishop of Avignon, 30 October 1437 – 1474, carrying out building works on the

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at Avignon; *administrator of the

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, 1442 to 1445; *named a cardinal ''in pectore'' by

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, confirmed by

Pope Nicholas V Pope Nicholas V (; ; 15 November 1397 – 24 March 1455), born Tommaso Parentucelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 March 1447 until his death in March 1455. Pope Eugene IV made him a Cardinal (Catholic Chu ...

in January 1447; *named a cardinal in the consistory of 20 December 1448 by

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; *assigned the

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of

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, 3 January 1449; *named bishop

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''in commendam'' on 1 April 1454, by transfer of a cousin, Jean du Châtel, to

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. The commission was revoked on 19 November 1460; *In the conclave of 4–8 April 1455, Coëtivy was opposed to the election of

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, for his Greek background and apparently incomplete conversion to Roman Catholicism. *On 8 September 1455, Cardinal Coëtivy was given the crusader's cross by

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personally, in a solemn ceremony in

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. He was sent as a

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to King

Charles VII of France Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461), called the Victorious () or the Well-Served (), was King of France from 1422 to his death in 1461. His reign saw the end of the Hundred Years' War and a ''de facto'' end of the English claims to ...

, departing Rome on 17 September 1455. He was charged by

Pope Calixtus III Pope Callixtus III (, , ; 31 December 1378 – 6 August 1458), born Alonso de Borja (), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 April 1455 to his death, in August 1458. Borgia spent his early career as a professor ...

with persuading Charles set out on the crusade against the Turks. He returned to Rome on 6 May 1458. *On 3 June 1455,

Pope Calixtus III Pope Callixtus III (, , ; 31 December 1378 – 6 August 1458), born Alonso de Borja (), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 April 1455 to his death, in August 1458. Borgia spent his early career as a professor ...

canonized the Dominican preacher

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. His remains, in the cathedral in

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, Brittany, were inspected on 29 June 1455, and found to be "uncorrupted". Pope Calixtus sent Cardinal Alain as his legate to France; he departed Rome on 17 September 1455. He was in Vannes, to preside over the inauguration of the cult of the new saint, on 2–4 June 1456, in the presence of the cardinal and fifteen bishops. *made bishop-administrator of Dol, 18 June 1456. He did not reside in Dol, but instead appointed the Bishop of Alet, Anbroise de Camerato, as his coadjutor. He returned to Rome on 6 May 1458. He resigned on 7 January 1460, expecting to be replaced by Bishop Gabriel du Châtel of Uzès, but in 1462 the transfer was revoked and Coëtivy resumed the administration. *present at the

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of 1464, which elected

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; *as cardinal, made bishop of

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on 7 June 1465, then of Sabina on 11 December 1472; *made (honorary?) abbot of the abbey of

Redon Redon (; ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Geography Redon borders the Morbihan and Loire-Atlantique departments. It is situated at the junction of ...

in 1468. He also held the benefices of the parish of Marsac, which he resigned at the request of

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on 4 September 1451. It was he who helped establish the parish of Saint-Yves-des-Bretons in

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Pope Nicholas V Pope Nicholas V (; ; 15 November 1397 – 24 March 1455), born Tommaso Parentucelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 March 1447 until his death in March 1455. Pope Eugene IV made him a Cardinal (Catholic Chu ...

ceded Saint-André-de-Mortaraziis to the Breton nation, who reconsecrated it in honor of saint Yvesbr>
He died in

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, at his palace at the

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, on 3 May 1474, at the age of 69. He was buried in Rome in his titular church. His monument at

Santa Prassede The Basilica of Saint Praxedes (, ), commonly known in Italian as Santa Prassede, is an early medieval titulus (Roman Catholic), titular church and minor basilica located near the papal basilica of Saint Mary Major, on Via di Santa Prassede, Mont ...

Tomb inscription: Lorenzo Forcella, ''Inscrizioni delle chiese e d'altri edifici di Roma,'' , Vol. 2 (Roma: Bencini 1873), p. 501. was executed by

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