Francis Charles Nagot (1734–1816) was a French Roman Catholic priest, who worked for the Society of Saint-Sulpice. He is perhaps most famous for founding two Catholic teaching establishments in Baltimore, USA.
He was born at Tours on April 19, 1734. He joined the congregation of the priests of Saint-Sulpice. He gained a doctorate in theology from the University of Nantes[1] and was sent as professor of theology to the Seminary of Nantes. He was made superior of the small seminary,[2] then director of the large seminary.
The French Revolution led to his travelling to the US in 1791 and establishing St. Mary's, the first Catholic seminary and college in Baltimore.[3][4] He died at Baltimore on April 9, 1816.[5]
Publications
[edit]- Relation de la conversion de quelques Protestants (1791)
- La Doctrine de l'Ecriture sur les miracles (1808, a translation of an English work by George Hay)
- Vie de, M. Olier, cure de Saint-Suilpice (1813)
and several translations of works of English piety.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Encyclopedia website, Nagot, Francois Charles
- ^ Colonial Society of Massachusetts website, Meeting of January 1923, (Volume 25: Transactions, 1922-1924)
- ^ Sulpicians website, Summer 2016 newsletter, page 11
- ^ Library of Congress website, Written Historical and Descriptive Data, District of Maryland; St. Mary's Seminary Chapel, page 4
- ^ a b Biblical Cyclopedia website, Nagot, Francois Charles
External links
[edit]DePaul University website, In God's Time (Chapter 7) (Elizabeth Seton)