Jean d'Espinay (died 1503) was a Breton cleric and bishop.
Life
Born in
Brittany
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, he was the son of Richard, lord of Espinay and la Rivière, chamberlain to
Francis II of Brittany
Francis II ( Breton: ''Frañsez II'', French: ''François II'') (23 June 1433 – 9 September 1488) was Duke of Brittany from 1458 to his death. He was the grandson of John IV, Duke of Brittany. A recurring theme in Francis' life would b ...
, and his wife Béatrix of Montauban. He had two sisters and seven brothers, three of whom were also bishops -
Robert
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,
Jean le jeune
Jean may refer to:
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and Guillaume, bishops of Nantes, Mirepoix (and later Nantes) and Léon respectively. Another brother,
André
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries, as well in Portugal ...
, was a cardinal, whilst their sister François d'Espinay became abbess of Saint-Georges de Rennes in 1485.
His uncle Robert d'Espinay resigned as treasurer of
Rennes
Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...
on 26 March 1482 and died on 17 April that year. After the resignation Jean took on the role, exchanging the parish of Saint-Grégoire for that of Domagne. On 9 July 1477 he won a five-year prorogation of his dispensation from being ordained a priest. He was made
bishop of Mirepoix
The former Catholic diocese of Mirepoix, in south-west France, was created in 1317 by Pope John XXII from the diocese of Pamiers. It existed until the French Revolution, and was suffragan of the Archbishop of Toulouse. Its see was Mirepoix, Ari ...
by
pope Innocent VIII
Pope Innocent VIII (; ; 1432 – 25 July 1492), born Giovanni Battista Cybo (or Cibo), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1484 to his death, in July 1492. Son of the viceroy of Naples, Cybo spent his ea ...
in 1495 and was translated to the
diocese of Nantes
The Diocese of Nantes (; ; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Nantes, France. The diocese consists of the department of Loire-Atlantique. It has existed since the 4th century. It is now suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, ...
in 1493,
[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdespnyj.html] succeeding his brother Robert.
See also
*
Catholic Church in France
The Catholic Church in France, Gallican Church, or French Catholic Church, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome. Established in the 2nd century in unbroken communion with the bishop of Rome, it was sometim ...
References
People from Ille-et-Vilaine
1503 deaths
Bishops of Nantes
Bishops of Mirepoix
15th-century French Roman Catholic bishops
15th-century Breton people
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