François d'Aix , lord de Lachey ( Fr. François d'Aix de La Chaise ; August 25, 1624, Aix Chateau in the Loire Department - January 20, 1709 , Paris ) - French Jesuit, confessor of Louis XIV . Was better known as Papa Lachaise ( Père Lachaise , père Lachaise ); giving its name to the largest Parisian cemetery , which at first was simply the Eastern cemetery of the French capital.
| Francois d'Ex de Lachaise | |
|---|---|
| François d'Aix de La Chaise | |
 Engraving 1893 | |
| Aliases | Per Lachaise |
| Religion | |
| School | Jesuits |
| Date of Birth | August 25, 1624 |
| Place of Birth | Chateau Aix , France |
| Date of death | January 20, 1709 (84 years) |
| Place of death | Paris , France |
| A country | |
Biography
Jesuit monk, 34, served as confessor to King Louis XIV ; was a supporter of Madame de Maintenon . In church affairs, Louis XIV showed him unlimited trust, which Lachaise used for the benefit of his order ; Protestants called him the main culprit in repealing the edict of Nantes ; Jansenists considered him the enemy of their views; in a dispute between Fenelon and Bossuet, Lachaise found sympathy for the first.
In 1705, the king presented Lachaise near Paris with the estate of Mont-Louis, which later turned into Pere-Lachaise cemetery .
Already aged, the monk several times asked his ward to release him from service, receiving a positive response only in the year of his death. In his place, the royal confessor was appointed another Jesuit - Letelier (1643-1719).
Proceedings
After Lachaise, works on philosophy , theology, and numismatics remained.
Links
- Lachaise, Francois // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extras). - SPb. , 1890-1907.