Jules Mascaron was a popular French preacher. He was born in Marseille as the son of a barrister at Aix-en-Provence. He entered the Oratory of Jesus early and became reputed as a preacher. Paris confirmed the judgment of the provinces; in 1666 he was asked to preach before the court and became a favourite of Louis XIV, who said that his eloquence was one of the few things that never grew old.
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Louis II, Cardinal of Guise, was the third son of Francis, Duke of Guise, and Anna d’Este.
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Michael Friedrich Graf von Althann ( 1680, Glatz, Prussia (now Kłodzko, Poland) – 20 June 1734, Waitzen, Habsburg monarchy (now Vác, Hungary)) was a Holy Roman clergyman and politician who was the bishop of Vác (or Waitzen) and former viceroy to the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily.
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Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Chevreuse, was a French Cardinal, a member of the powerful House of Guise. He was known at first as the Cardinal of Guise, and then as the second Cardinal of Lorraine, after the death of his uncle, Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine.
Artist: Harreoun
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Andreas von Österreich, Margrave of Burgau, also known as Andrew of Austria was a cardinal, Bishop of Constance and of Brixen. He belonged to the Austrian nobility, descending from its ruling dynasty, the House of Habsburg
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Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Schweidnitz, Silesia, August 3, 1565. He studied at different universities, was in 1586 professor of philosophy at Frankfort, in 1589 doctor, in 1591 professor of theology, and died June 10, 1633. He wrote, Commentarii in Pentateuchum, Matthaeum, Lucam, Johannem et Acta Apostolorum: — De Conciliis: — Epitome Universce Theologice, seu Explicatio Quattuor Librorum Damasceni de Orthodoxa Fide: — De Ascensione Christi in Cclum:
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Jerome of Prague was a Czech scholastic philosopher and theologian. Jerome was one of the chief followers of Jan Hus and was burned for heresy at the Council of Constance
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Born at Senise, in the province of Potenza, he entered the order of Theatines in 1665 (age 13). On September 27, 1684, after being nominated by King Charles II of Spain, he was elected archbishop of Taranto. He was recruited by Pope Clement XI to be nuncio to Poland, where he attempted to work on the schism between Catholics and Ruthenians (Ukrainians and Polish). On 19 February 1703 he was transferred to the metropolitan see of Naples and occupied it until his
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