Guillaume de Chanac
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Guillaume de Chanac was a French Benedictine
who became a Cardinal
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He was abbot at Beze
, and then was abbot at Saint-Florent
from 1354 to 1368. He was Bishop of Chartres and then Bishop of Mende, for brief periods up to 1371.
He supported the Collège de Chanac Pompadour in Paris, named after his great-uncle of the same name.
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
who became a Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
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He was abbot at Beze
Bèze
Bèze is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-External links:*...
, and then was abbot at Saint-Florent
Saint-Florent
Saint-Florent is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse, in the Haute-Corse département* Saint-Florent, Loiret, in the Loiret département* Saint-Florent-des-Bois, in the Vendée département...
from 1354 to 1368. He was Bishop of Chartres and then Bishop of Mende, for brief periods up to 1371.
He supported the Collège de Chanac Pompadour in Paris, named after his great-uncle of the same name.