Jean du Tillet
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Jean du Tillet son of a mayor and captain of Angoulême under Francis I of France
, was appointed bishop of St. Brieuc in 1553, in which capacity he took part in the Council of Trent
where he encouraged Gentian Hervet to undertake a Latin translation of Photius' Syntagma together with Balsamon's interpretation from a manuscript which had recently come into his possession. Tillet also in 1553 obtained in Rome a Hebrew version of St. Matthew's Gospel. In 1564 he became bishop of Meaux
, the fifteenth known John to hold that see
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Suspected of Protestant affinities, Jean du Tillet published three anti-Protestant tracts in 1563, i.e.: Traité de l'antiquité et solennité de la messe; Réponse d'un évêque aux ministres des églises nouvelles; and Avis à Messieurs les gentilhommes séduits par les piperies des églises nouvelles.
A brother, also named Jean, sieur de la Bussière, established what became a hereditary charge as greffier of the Parlement of Paris. Another brother, Louis, curé of Claix and archdeacon of Angoulême, entertained Jean Calvin.
Francis I of France
Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...
, was appointed bishop of St. Brieuc in 1553, in which capacity he took part in the Council of Trent
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was the 16th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It is considered to be one of the Church's most important councils. It convened in Trent between December 13, 1545, and December 4, 1563 in twenty-five sessions for three periods...
where he encouraged Gentian Hervet to undertake a Latin translation of Photius' Syntagma together with Balsamon's interpretation from a manuscript which had recently come into his possession. Tillet also in 1553 obtained in Rome a Hebrew version of St. Matthew's Gospel. In 1564 he became bishop of Meaux
Meaux
Meaux is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located east-northeast from the center of Paris. Meaux is a sub-prefecture of the department and the seat of an arondissement...
, the fifteenth known John to hold that see
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
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Suspected of Protestant affinities, Jean du Tillet published three anti-Protestant tracts in 1563, i.e.: Traité de l'antiquité et solennité de la messe; Réponse d'un évêque aux ministres des églises nouvelles; and Avis à Messieurs les gentilhommes séduits par les piperies des églises nouvelles.
A brother, also named Jean, sieur de la Bussière, established what became a hereditary charge as greffier of the Parlement of Paris. Another brother, Louis, curé of Claix and archdeacon of Angoulême, entertained Jean Calvin.
Sources
- Ralles-Potles, Syntagma tôn theiôn kai ierôn kanonôn, Athens, 1852.
- Hegg, T., A brief history of the Du Tillet Matthew, Torahresource.com, 2004