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Beauvilliers, Marie De abbess of Montmartre, daughter of the count of Saint Aignan, a gentleman attached to the duke of Alencon, was born April 27, 1574; At the period of the siege of Paris in 1590, Henry IV became enamoured of her, and installed her at Senlis but he abandoned her when he met Gabrielle … Continue reading “Beauvilliers, Marie De”

Beauvau, Rene Francois De a French prelate, was born in 1664, at the Chateau du Rivau. After having completed his studies, and received the cap of doctor in the Sorbonne in 1694, he was appointed canon and grand-vicar of the Church of Sarlat, of which his uncle was bishop. Six years later he was himself … Continue reading “Beauvau, Rene Francois De”

Beauvais, Nicholas Dauphin de a Parisian engraver, was born about 1687, and studied under John Audratn. He engraved part of the dome of St. Paul’s, after sir James Thornhill. Some of his plates are: The Virgin with the Infant Jesus upon a Pedestal, with Saints below; Mary Magdalene in the Desert; Thunder; The Descent of … Continue reading “Beauvais, Nicholas Dauphin de”

Beauvais, Jean-Baptiste-Charles-Marie de A French bishop, b. at Cherbourg, 17 October, 1731; d. at Paris, 4 April, 1790. The sermons he preached before the court during Advent, 1768, and Lent, 1773, raised his reputation as a pulpit orator to such a height that he was promoted to the See of Senez. He distinguished himself on … Continue reading “Beauvais, Jean-Baptiste-Charles-Marie de”

Beauvais, Jean Baptist Charles Marie de bishop of Senez, was born at Cherbourg in 1731. He completed his studies at the College of Harcourt, under Lebeau, successor of Rollin. The noble appearance of his physiognomy was in harmony with that of Fenelon. His eloquence was charming, and lhe devoted himself entirely to the ecclesiastical calling. … Continue reading “Beauvais, Jean Baptist Charles Marie de”

Beauvais, Gilles Francois a French Jesuit and ascetic writer, was born in 1695 in Brittany. He published the Almancnch du Clerge from 1664 to 1668. He died at Paris in 1773. Among other works, he wrote, l’Education d’un Grand Roi (Paris, 1718, 1759): Viet du P. Azevedo, Jesuite (ibid. 1744): Lettres Morales et Chretienmes d’une … Continue reading “Beauvais, Gilles Francois”

Beauvais, Gilles-Franccedil;ois-de Jesuit writer and preacher, born at Mans, France, 7 July, 1693; died probably at Paris about 1773. He entered the Society of Jesus 16 August, 1709, and taught belles-lettres, rhetoric, and philosophy. After ordination he was assigned to preach and give the Advent course at Court in 1744, during which year he published … Continue reading “Beauvais, Gilles-Franccedil;ois-de”

Beauvais, Councils Of (Concilium Bellovacense). Of these there were several. I. Held in April, 845. Ten bishops were present. Hincmar was here elected to the archbishopric of Rheims, which had been vacant ten years. A sort of agreement (consisting of eight articles) was drawn up between Hincmar and Charles, the king, which the latter promised … Continue reading “Beauvais, Councils Of”

Beauvais (Bellovacum) A suffragan diocese of the archiepiscopal See of Reims. The Dioceses of Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis having been suppressed by the Concordat of 1802 for the benefit of Amiens, a see was re-established at Beauvais in 1822, having within its jurisdiction the former Diocese of Beauvais and a large portion of the ancient … Continue reading “Beauvais”

Beauty Of Holiness SEE HOLINESS, BEAUTY OF. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature