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JACQUES-MARIE ACHILLE GINOULHIAC - ARCHBISHOP OF LYON - 17 NOVEMBER

 

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JACQUES-MARIE ACHILLE GINOULHIAC - ARCHBISHOP OF LYON

Jacques-Marie Achilles Ginoulhiac, French bishop and theologian was born in Montpellier, December 3, 1806. In 1830 he was appointed professor of philosophy and natural sciences and in 1833 professor of theology at the seminary of Montpellier. In 1839 he became vicar-general of Aix. He was bishop of Grenoble March 7, 1853 to June 27, 1870.

While bishop there, he conducted a thorough investigation during the controversy concerning La Salette before deciding in favour of the credibility of the apparitions there. In 1870 he was promoted to the archbishopric of Lyons, where in 1873 he laid the cornerstone for the basilica of Notre Dame de Fourvière. 

A prolific writer, he penned the famous Histoire du dogme catholique pendant les trois premiers siècles (1852). His other writings include Sermon sur la montagne (1873) and Les origines du Christianisme (1878). He went to his eternal reward on November 17, 1875 (aged 68) and is buried in Lyon Cathedral.

Sources: https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/ginoulhiac-jacques-marie-achille - https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dlyon.html - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-Marie-Achille_Ginoulhiac - https://www.lasalette.org/article/spirituality-and-charism/1564-what-is-la-salette-spirit




























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