Jean-Baptiste Pallegoix
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Jean-Baptiste Pallegoix, M.E.P. (October 24, 1805–June 18, 1862) was vicar apostolic of Eastern Siam.
Born in Combertault
, France
, he was consecrated as a priest of the Société des Missions Etrangères on May 31, 1828. On June 3, 1838 he was assigned as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Siam and titular bishop of Mallus. He was consecrated the same day by Bishop Jean-Paul-Hilaire-Michel Courvezy, the vicar apostolic of Siam. On September 10, 1841 he succeeded Courvezy and became vicar apostolic of Eastern Siam.
Bishop Pallegoix was highly esteemed by King Mongkut
, and they often discussed issues with each other. The king even personally assisted at Pallegoix' funeral.
Born in Combertault
Combertault
Combertault is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, France
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...
, he was consecrated as a priest of the Société des Missions Etrangères on May 31, 1828. On June 3, 1838 he was assigned as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Siam and titular bishop of Mallus. He was consecrated the same day by Bishop Jean-Paul-Hilaire-Michel Courvezy, the vicar apostolic of Siam. On September 10, 1841 he succeeded Courvezy and became vicar apostolic of Eastern Siam.
Bishop Pallegoix was highly esteemed by King Mongkut
Mongkut
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramenthramaha Mongkut Phra Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama IV, known in foreign countries as King Mongkut , was the fourth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1851-1868...
, and they often discussed issues with each other. The king even personally assisted at Pallegoix' funeral.
Writings
- Description du Royame Thai ; (Description of the Siam kingdom) , ISBN 9747534053 ISBN 978-9747534054
- Dictionarium Languæ Thai The first four-language dictionary in Thai. Includes ThaiThai languageThai , also known as Central Thai and Siamese, is the national and official language of Thailand and the native language of the Thai people, Thailand's dominant ethnic group. Thai is a member of the Tai group of the Tai–Kadai language family. Historical linguists have been unable to definitively...
, EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Latin. First published in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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.