Gabriel Villar | |
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| Constitutional bishop of Laval | |
| Installed | 1791 |
| Term ended | 1814 |
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| Consecration | 22 May 1791[1] by Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel |
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| Born | 13 December 1748 |
| Died | 26 August 1826 (aged 77) Paris |
Noël-Gabriel-Luce Villar (13 December 1748, Toulouse – 26 August 1826)[2] was a French clergyman and politician. He was the constitutional bishop of Laval.
Villar was principal of the College of La Flèche in 1786.[3] In 1791, he was consecrated constitutional bishop of Laval by Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel.[4]
In 1797, Villar was elected as a deputy to the Council of Five Hundred; he was appointed commissioner for the formation of high schools in 1802.[3] He was appointed a member of the Institut de France in 1803 and member of the Académie Française in 1816.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Messenger, Mary (1961). The Anti-Catholic Program of the French Revolution and the Martyrs of Laval, France, 1794 (PDF) (Thesis). Marquette University. p. 69. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Noël-Gabriel-Luce Villar (1748-1826)". data.bnf.fr. Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ a b Havelange, Isabelle; Huguet, Françoise; Lebedeff, Bernadette (1986). "VILLAR Noël Gabriel Luce". persee.fr (in French). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Pisani, Paul (1907). Répertoire biographique de l'épiscopat constitutionnel (1791-1802) (in French). p. 142.
- ^ "Les premiers Inspecteurs généraux de l'Instruction publique, 1802". textesrares.com (in French). 19 March 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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