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In 1865 he persuaded the then Bishop of Quimper and Leon, Monseigneur Sergeant, of the value of a newspaper written in the Breton language for the inhabitants of the diocese. He also encouraged Sergeant to entrust the journal to Goulven Morvan, priest of Tréhou, who spoke excellent Breton and had wide experience in a number of local parishes.
Jean Cuvelier (1882–1962) [1] was a Belgian Redemptorist missionary and bishop of Matadi in Belgian Congo from 1930 until his death in 1962. Cuvelier was notable for his interest in the history of the Kingdom of Kongo, which he saw as a route to evangelization in his time.
The society was founded in 1940 in Sydney, by a group of students of Australian Catholic history led by Fr (later Archbishop) Eris O'Brien and Sydney solicitor Brian McGrath. [1] It was revived in the 1960s through the efforts of Monsignor Cornelius (Con) Duffy. [2] Since then it has maintained a program of talks and published research.
Four times a year since 1949, the Society publishes the journal XVIIe ISSN 0012-4273, the main scientific journal on the 17th century, in an interdisciplinary setting.. Since 2001, summaries, abstracts and articles have been available on
"There is a story told," I said, "of Monseigneur Dupanloup, Bishop of Orleans, who was supposed to be one of the wittiest men of his time. He was at dinner once with a lady who made a peculiar little noise and then proceeded to shuffle with her feet on the parquet so as to cover the indiscretion with similar sounds.
Monseigneur (plural: Messeigneurs or Monseigneurs) is an honorific in the French language, abbreviated Mgr., Msgr. [1] In English use it is a title before the name of a French prelate, a member of a royal family or other dignitary.
Charles de Harlez. Charles-Joseph de Harlez de Deulin (Liège, 21 August 1832 – Leuven, 14 July 1899) was a Belgian Orientalist, domestic prelate, canon of the cathedral of Liège, and member of the Academie Royale of Belgium, who studied and translated the Zoroastrian holy texts.
"Monseigneur", said his companion "I think you have made a mistake. The man you have just given money to is a Jew." "Thank you", replied Cheverus, "It is true, I did not know it." Asking the man to come back, Cheverus handed him a five franc piece. He told his companion, "There are so few who would give him anything." [11]