François II de Nesmond
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François II de Nesmond was a French bishop of Bayeux, noted for his reformist principles drawing on the Counter-Reformation
as laid down by the Council of Trent
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from 1661 for the rest of his life. In 1693 he founded the seminary there. In Bayeux Cathedral he undertook construction from 1700 of a rood screen
, and a central tower by Jacques Moussard. He also founded in 1700 the chapel of the Augustinians
.
He condemned the writings of the theologian Pierre Cally
at the University of Caen as tending to heresy
.
Counter-Reformation
The Counter-Reformation was the period of Catholic revival beginning with the Council of Trent and ending at the close of the Thirty Years' War, 1648 as a response to the Protestant Reformation.The Counter-Reformation was a comprehensive effort, composed of four major elements:#Ecclesiastical or...
as laid down by the Council of Trent
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was the 16th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It is considered to be one of the Church's most important councils. It convened in Trent between December 13, 1545, and December 4, 1563 in twenty-five sessions for three periods...
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Life
He was bishop in BayeuxBayeux
Bayeux is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France.Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England.-Administration:Bayeux is a sub-prefecture of Calvados...
from 1661 for the rest of his life. In 1693 he founded the seminary there. In Bayeux Cathedral he undertook construction from 1700 of a rood screen
Rood screen
The rood screen is a common feature in late medieval church architecture. It is typically an ornate partition between the chancel and nave, of more or less open tracery constructed of wood, stone, or wrought iron...
, and a central tower by Jacques Moussard. He also founded in 1700 the chapel of the Augustinians
Augustinians
The term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...
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He condemned the writings of the theologian Pierre Cally
Pierre Cally
Pierre Cally was a French Catholic Cartesian philosopher and theologian.-Life:He was born at Mesnil-Hubert near Argentan, now Orne, France. In 1660 he was appointed professor of philosophy and eloquence in the University of Caen, and in 1675, president of the Collège des Arts in the same city. In...
at the University of Caen as tending to heresy
Heresy
Heresy is a controversial or novel change to a system of beliefs, especially a religion, that conflicts with established dogma. It is distinct from apostasy, which is the formal denunciation of one's religion, principles or cause, and blasphemy, which is irreverence toward religion...
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Further reading
- Ludovic Balavoine, Le système bénéficial du diocèse de Bayeux sous l'épiscopat de François de Nesmond (1662-1715), Histoire, économie et société ISSN 0752-5702, 2009, no. 2, pp. 3–13.