Guy-Toussaint-Julien Carron
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Abbé Guy-Toussaint-Julien Carron (1760–1821) was a French
Roman Catholic priest
who founded a number of social and educational institutions, especially while in exile in England
, and was a prolific author of pious tracts.
, he soon employed himself in founding a variety of social institutions including a textile
factory
to employ the deprived inhabitants of his native town in 1789 and an institution for young women trying to escape a life of prostitution
. However, in 1790, following the French Revolution
, he became a non-juror, refusing to swear
to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy
, and was imprisoned.
In 1792, he was deported to Jersey
where he founded school
s, libraries and pharmacies for fellow French Catholics who had fled the Revolution. He resettled in Somers Town, London
and established many educational and social institutions to support his community, winning the personal thanks of Louis XVIII.
On the Bourbon Restoration
in 1814, Carron returned to France and became head of the Institut de Marie-Thérèse, a charity
founded for children whose families had lost their fortunes during the Revolution.
He published many pious and religious works which were very popular in their time.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Roman Catholic priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
who founded a number of social and educational institutions, especially while in exile in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and was a prolific author of pious tracts.
Life
Born in RennesRennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
, he soon employed himself in founding a variety of social institutions including a textile
Textile
A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...
factory
Factory
A factory or manufacturing plant is an industrial building where laborers manufacture goods or supervise machines processing one product into another. Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production...
to employ the deprived inhabitants of his native town in 1789 and an institution for young women trying to escape a life of prostitution
Prostitution
Prostitution is the act or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. The person who receives payment for sexual services is called a prostitute and the person who receives such services is known by a multitude of terms, including a "john". Prostitution is one of...
. However, in 1790, following the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
, he became a non-juror, refusing to swear
Oath
An oath is either a statement of fact or a promise calling upon something or someone that the oath maker considers sacred, usually God, as a witness to the binding nature of the promise or the truth of the statement of fact. To swear is to take an oath, to make a solemn vow...
to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a law passed on 12 July 1790 during the French Revolution, that subordinated the Roman Catholic Church in France to the French government....
, and was imprisoned.
In 1792, he was deported to Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
where he founded school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
s, libraries and pharmacies for fellow French Catholics who had fled the Revolution. He resettled in Somers Town, London
Somers Town, London
Somers Town, was named for Charles Cocks, 1st Baron Somers. The area in St Pancras, London, was originally granted by William III to John Somers, Lord Chancellor and Baron Somers of Evesham. It was to be strongly influenced by the three mainline north London railway termini: Euston , St...
and established many educational and social institutions to support his community, winning the personal thanks of Louis XVIII.
On the Bourbon Restoration
Bourbon Restoration
The Bourbon Restoration is the name given to the period following the successive events of the French Revolution , the end of the First Republic , and then the forcible end of the First French Empire under Napoleon – when a coalition of European powers restored by arms the monarchy to the...
in 1814, Carron returned to France and became head of the Institut de Marie-Thérèse, a charity
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
founded for children whose families had lost their fortunes during the Revolution.
He published many pious and religious works which were very popular in their time.
By Carron
- Carron, G.-T.-J. (1816) Les Écoliers vertueux, ou Vies édifiantes de plusieurs jeunes gens proposés pour modèles, Lille Vanackere
- — (1820a) Les Confesseurs de la foi dans l'Église gallicane à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, ouvrage rédigé sur des mémoires authentiques
- — (1820b) Le modèle des prêtres, ou vie de J. Brydayne, missionnaire, Rusand
- — (1822) Nouveaux Justes dans les conditions ordinaires de la Société, ou vies de Mlle Victoire Conen de Saint-Luc, décapitée en 1794; du Comte Jean-Baptiste-Ignace-Isidore de Forbin, décédé en 1814; de Mlles Françoise-Marie-Thérèse d'Argent, décédée en 1813; Marie-Amélie Sauvage, en 1817; Céleste-Marie-Claire Mettrie Offray, en 1817; Adélaïde-Marie de Cié, en 1818, Lyon: Rusand
- — (1823) Modèles du clergé, ou Vies édifiantes de Messieurs Frétat de Sabra, évêque de Nantes ; Boursoul, prêtre, gardien de l'Hôpital Saint-Yves de Rennes ; Beurier, prêtre de la Congrégation des Eudistes ; Morel de La Motte, chanoine de l'Eglise de Rennes
- — (1827) Vies des justes dans les plus hauts rangs de la société, Lyon: Rusand