Peter Drelincourt (22 July 1644 in Paris – 7 March 1722 in Armagh), was

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. He was the sixth son of

Charles Drelincourt Charles Drelincourt (10 July 1595 in Sedan3 November 1669) was a French Protestant divine. Life His father, Pierre Drelincourt, fled from Protestant persecution in Caen and became secretary to Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon at ...

, minister of the

reformed church Reformed Christianity, also called Calvinism, is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. In the modern day, it is largely represented by the Continental Reformed Christian, Presbyterian, ...

in Paris, and graduated M.A. at

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, 1681, and LL.D. 1691. Having been appointed chaplain to the

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, he became in 1681

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; in 1683

Archdeacon of Leighlin The Archdeacon of Leighlin was a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Ferns and Leighlin until 1835 and then within the Diocese of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin until 1977 when it was further enlarged to become the Diocese of Cashel ...

; and 28 February 1690–1 Dean of Armagh, retaining his archdeaconry, and holding at the same time the rectory of Armagh. He was buried in the Armagh Cathedral, where a fine monument by Rysbrack was erected by his widow to his memory. On a mural tablet, in Latin, is a minute account of his origin and promotions, and on the front of the

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an inscription in English verse.A transcription is given at the description of :File:Armagh St. Patrick's Cathedral of the Church of Ireland North Aisle Monument Dean Peter Drelincourt by John Michael Rysbrack 2019 09 09.jpg. It alludes to the erection in Armagh of the "Drelincourt

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" by the dean's widow,

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. To their daughter, Viscountess Primrose, the citizens of Armagh are chiefly indebted for a plentiful supply of water. Drelincourt's only publication is ''A Speech made to … the Duke of Ormonde, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, and to the … Privy Council. To return the humble thanks of the French Protestants lately arriv'd in this kingdom; and graciously reliev'd by them'', 4to, Dublin, 1682.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Drelincourt, Peter 1644 births Deans of Armagh Archdeacons of Leighlin Irish chaplains 17th-century Irish Anglican priests Clergy from Paris 1722 deaths Irish people of French descent