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Augustin Marre
Augustin Marre (16 November 1853 - 7 September 1927) was a French Roman Catholic Archbishop, and Trappist abbot. Life and work Auguste Marre was born in Goutrens, Département Aveyron and entered the Trappist Abbey "The Desert", receiving St. Augustine of Hippo as his new name in religion. 1876, still a novice, he joined the group of monks who refounded Igny Abbey. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1877, two years before taking solemn vows in 1879). He was made Prior in 1881 and Abbot of Igny in 1886. Marre also had a seat in the city council of Arcis-le-Ponsart, Département Marne, beginning in 1881. In 1900, he was elevated to the episcopacy, being made Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Reims under Archbishop Cardinal Benoît-Marie Langénieux. From 1904 to 1922, Marre served as the second Abbot General of the Trappist Order and also Abbot of Cîteaux, residing in Rome. Upon leaving office, he was the Titular Archbischop of Melitene. He died in Dijon Dijon (, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
