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<p> a French pulpit orator of some note, was born at [[Rouen]] in 1675. From his youth he displayed a marked propensity for preaching, and proceeded to [[Paris]] to improve himself after the model of celebrated orators. Sought after with eagerness in the city, he was no less a favorite at court, where he preached statedly during [[Advent]] from 1714 to 1727, and in 1718 during Lent. At this last date he was provided with a canonship at Chartres. The record of his funeral sermons, published by Lottin (Paris, 1765), contains those of the cardinal of F | Pierre Robert Le Prevost <ref name="term_56504" /> | ||
==References == | <p> a French pulpit orator of some note, was born at [[Rouen]] in 1675. From his youth he displayed a marked propensity for preaching, and proceeded to [[Paris]] to improve himself after the model of celebrated orators. [[Sought]] after with eagerness in the city, he was no less a favorite at court, where he preached statedly during [[Advent]] from 1714 to 1727, and in 1718 during Lent. At this last date he was provided with a canonship at Chartres. The record of his funeral sermons, published by Lottin (Paris, 1765), contains those of the cardinal of F '''''Ü''''' rstenberg (of which [[Flechier]] speaks with eulogy), of Godet of Marais, bishop of Chartres, of Louis XIV and of the duke of Berri; sermons, and a panegyric of St. Louis. He died in 1736 at Chartres. '''''—''''' Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. G '''''É''''' neral '''''É''''' , s.v. See Vinet, French Lit. p. 116 sq. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_56504"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/prevost,+pierre+robert+le Pierre Robert Le Prevost from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_56504"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/prevost,+pierre+robert+le Pierre Robert Le Prevost from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:42, 15 October 2021
Pierre Robert Le Prevost [1]
a French pulpit orator of some note, was born at Rouen in 1675. From his youth he displayed a marked propensity for preaching, and proceeded to Paris to improve himself after the model of celebrated orators. Sought after with eagerness in the city, he was no less a favorite at court, where he preached statedly during Advent from 1714 to 1727, and in 1718 during Lent. At this last date he was provided with a canonship at Chartres. The record of his funeral sermons, published by Lottin (Paris, 1765), contains those of the cardinal of F Ü rstenberg (of which Flechier speaks with eulogy), of Godet of Marais, bishop of Chartres, of Louis XIV and of the duke of Berri; sermons, and a panegyric of St. Louis. He died in 1736 at Chartres. — Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. G É neral É , s.v. See Vinet, French Lit. p. 116 sq.
