Charles du Plessis d'Argentré

Charles du Plessis d' Argentré ( born May 16, 1673 Argentré -du- Plessis, † October 27, 1740 in Tulle ) was a French bishop.

Life

Charles du Plessis d' Argentré was born in 1673 at the castle Argentré -du- Plessis at Vitre in Brittany. He studied philosophy at the Collège de Beauvais in Paris and theology at the Sorbonne. Since 1698 member of the Société de la Sorbonne, he received his doctorate on 29 March 1700 for Doctor of Theology and was the same year witnessed the election and coronation of Pope Clement XI. in Rome. 1702 made ​​him the Duke of Trémoille, his godfather, dean of Saint- Tugal in Laval and in 1707 the Bishop of Tréguier to his vicar-general, and two years later appointed him king of his almoner. You Plessis was the first almoner, to whom the king conferred the office without pay. In this role, he assisted on October 25, 1722 at the coronation of Louis XV. in Reims. Appointed in October 1723 as Bishop of Tulle, he received on 10 June 1725 in Saint- Sulpice, the consecration.

Bishop du Plessis d' Argentré is described as faithful, charitable and industrious. He left several works of theological and ascetic content in French and Latin. - He was the uncle of the bishops Louis -Charles du Plessis d' Argentré of Limoges and Jean -Baptiste du Plessis d' Argentré Sées.

Works

• Analysis de la foi, avec un traité de l' essence et des marques distinguent qui la véritable Ȩ glise de Jésus-Christ. Lyon 1698th