Pierre Du Moulin
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Pierre Du Moulin was a Huguenot
minister in France
who also resided in England for some years.
in 1568, he was the son of Joachim Du Moulin, a Protestant minister in the Orleans area. Pierre was educated at the Protestant Academy of Sedan
and subsequently trained for the ministry in London and Cambridge.
In 1592 he moved to the University of Leiden where he taught for several years.
In 1598 he returned to France and became a minister of the Huguenot
church in Paris and Charenton.
Du Moulin returned to England in 1615 at the invitation of King James I.
Through the King he was made a D.D. at Cambridge and was appointed a prebendary
at Canterbury Cathedral
in 1615 (Stall IV).
In 1621 his situation in France became dangerous and he moved back to Sedan where he taught at the Academy.
In 1624 he returned to England where he obtained an ecclesiastical sinecure from King James.
He returned to Sedan in 1625 and died there in 1659.
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
minister in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
who also resided in England for some years.
Life
Born in BuhyBuhy
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in 1568, he was the son of Joachim Du Moulin, a Protestant minister in the Orleans area. Pierre was educated at the Protestant Academy of Sedan
Academy of Sedan
The Academy of Sedan was a Huguenot academy in Sedan, founded in 1579 and suppressed in 1681. It was one of the main centres for the production of Reformed pastors in France for a hundred years.-History:...
and subsequently trained for the ministry in London and Cambridge.
In 1592 he moved to the University of Leiden where he taught for several years.
In 1598 he returned to France and became a minister of the Huguenot
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
church in Paris and Charenton.
Du Moulin returned to England in 1615 at the invitation of King James I.
Through the King he was made a D.D. at Cambridge and was appointed a prebendary
Prebendary
A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral...
at Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site....
in 1615 (Stall IV).
In 1621 his situation in France became dangerous and he moved back to Sedan where he taught at the Academy.
In 1624 he returned to England where he obtained an ecclesiastical sinecure from King James.
He returned to Sedan in 1625 and died there in 1659.