Jean-Louis Pierdait
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Father Jean-Louis Pierdait was a French
priest
born at Châtillon-en-Bazois
on 27 Januart 1857 and who died at Fontenelle Abbey
on 24 December 1942. He succeeded Father Joseph Pothier as abbot of Saint-Wandrille.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
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...
born at Châtillon-en-Bazois
Châtillon-en-Bazois
Châtillon-en-Bazois is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.-Demographics:At the 1999 census, the population was 1056. On 1 January 2007, the estimate was 975.-References:*...
on 27 Januart 1857 and who died at Fontenelle Abbey
Fontenelle Abbey
Fontenelle Abbey or the Abbey of St. Wandrille is a Benedictine monastery in the commune of Saint-Wandrille-Rançon near Caudebec-en-Caux in Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France.-First foundation:...
on 24 December 1942. He succeeded Father Joseph Pothier as abbot of Saint-Wandrille.