Fabio Brulart de Sillery
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Fabio Brulart de Sillery (25 October 1655, château de Pressigny
– 20 November 1714, Paris) was a French churchman, bishop of Avranches and bishop of Soissons.
Great grandson of Henri de Montmorency and godson of Pope Alexander VII
to whom he owes his Italian surname, he studied ancient Greek and Hebrew and received the title of doctor aged only 26. Député to the assembly of the clergy in 1685, he became bishop of Avranches in 1689, then of Soissons from 1692 to 1714. A member of the Académie de Soissons, he was elected a member of the Académie des inscriptions
in 1701, then of the Académie française
in 1705.
Only a few of Fabio Brulart de Sillery's writings survive, including some poems and dissertations, a harangue against James II of England
, a catechism
, and some other texts published by François Lamy
in 1700 with some by Antoine Arnauld and Dominique Bouhours
under the title Réflexions sur l'éloquence.
Le Grand-Pressigny
Le Grand-Pressigny is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.Grand Pressigny is the name of a Chalcolithic flint mine located in the commune. It produced an unusual caramel-coloured stone which appears to have been highly-prized across Europe with examples found in the...
– 20 November 1714, Paris) was a French churchman, bishop of Avranches and bishop of Soissons.
Great grandson of Henri de Montmorency and godson of Pope Alexander VII
Pope Alexander VII
Pope Alexander VII , born Fabio Chigi, was Pope from 7 April 1655, until his death.- Early life :Born in Siena, a member of the illustrious banking family of Chigi and a great-nephew of Pope Paul V , he was privately tutored and eventually received doctorates of philosophy, law, and theology from...
to whom he owes his Italian surname, he studied ancient Greek and Hebrew and received the title of doctor aged only 26. Député to the assembly of the clergy in 1685, he became bishop of Avranches in 1689, then of Soissons from 1692 to 1714. A member of the Académie de Soissons, he was elected a member of the Académie des inscriptions
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres is a French learned society devoted to the humanities, founded in February 1663 as one of the five academies of the Institut de France.-History:...
in 1701, then of the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
in 1705.
Only a few of Fabio Brulart de Sillery's writings survive, including some poems and dissertations, a harangue against James II of England
James II of England
James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
, a catechism
Catechism
A catechism , i.e. to indoctrinate) is a summary or exposition of doctrine, traditionally used in Christian religious teaching from New Testament times to the present...
, and some other texts published by François Lamy
François Lamy
François Lamy was a French Benedictine ascetical and apologetic writer, of the Congregation of St-Maur.-Life:Lamy was born at Montireau in the Department of Eure-et-Loir. While fighting a duel, he was saved from a fatal sword-thrust by a book of the Rule of St. Benedict which he carried in his...
in 1700 with some by Antoine Arnauld and Dominique Bouhours
Dominique Bouhours
Dominique Bouhours was a French Jesuit priest, essayist and neo-classical critic.Bouhours entered the Society of Jesus at the age of sixteen, and was appointed to read lectures on literature in the Collège de Clermont at Paris, and on rhetoric at Tours and Rouen...
under the title Réflexions sur l'éloquence.