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Jean De La Motte
Jean de La Motte was a 15th-century abbot of the Bec Abbey. He was son of a bourgeoisie, bourgeois of Rouen, in Northern France. He earned a doctor decree from the University of Paris. He was first Prior (ecclesiastical), prior of Ben Abbey, Bec Abbey until he was promoted to be its abbot, a position he served between 1446–1452. He died November 17, 1452, in Rouen. References 1452 deaths University of Paris alumni Year of birth unknown Place of birth unknown French abbots 15th-century French clergy Benedictine priors Benedictine abbots French Benedictines 15th-century Roman Catholic clergy 15th-century Christian abbots {{France-RC-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbot
Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of an independent monastery for men in various Western Christian traditions. The name is derived from ''abba'', the Aramaic form of the Hebrew ''ab'', and means "father". The female equivalent is abbess. Origins The title had its origin in the monasteries of Egypt and Syria, spread through the eastern Mediterranean, and soon became accepted generally in all languages as the designation of the head of a monastery. The word is derived from the Aramaic ' meaning "father" or ', meaning "my father" (it still has this meaning in contemporary Arabic: أب, Hebrew: אבא and Aramaic: ܐܒܐ) In the Septuagint, it was written as "abbas". At first it was employed as a respectful title for any monk, but it was soon restricted by canon law to certain priestly superiors. At times it was applied to various priests, e.g. at the court of the Frankish monarchy the ' ("of the palace"') and ' ("of the camp") were chaplains to the Merovingian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
