JEAN DE LA BARRIÈRE, ABBOT

JEAN DE LA BARRIÈRE, ABBOT - 28 APRIL

JEAN DE LA BARRIÈRE, ABBOT

A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's
Saints' books,
"Stammenbuch..." (1693)

According to Lechner*, Jean de la Barrière (Johannes Berrerius), abbot of Notre Dame des Feuillans and founder of the Sullien Congregation, descended from a noble family near Cahors. He was born in 1544. The nobleman later also happened to own the Abbey-Commende Rieux near Toulouse. Therefore he tried to find out a little more about religious life. Opening the book "Rule of Saint Benedict" his eyes caught the second chapter, which deals with the abbot. What he read made him blush with shame.

Immediately Barrière left the world, took the monastic habit, and completely renewed his himself and his abbey. He dismissed all stubborn religious and instead took in other men who were eager for salvation. Under his leadership, the monks abstained from flesh-meat and even fish all year round. They often slept on the bare floor. Barrière showed them the most beautiful example in all exercises, and thereby aroused admiration from all sides. Pope Sixtus V held the godly abbot in high esteem.

Jean de la Barrière died in Rome in the year 1600, radiant with the gift of miracles and prophecy. The various sources give him different titles: Saussaius* counts him among the "pious," Henriquez* and Bucelin* call him "blessed," Lechner* says he is a "venerable." The Bollandists* list him among the Praetermissi on April 28 (III. 546). The Congregation of the Improved Bernardines or Feuillants, which he founded, spread across France and Italy. (Lech.).

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 3, Augsburg, 1869, p. 361)

*A hagiography source used by the authors

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