Raymond Caron
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Raymond Caron (b. at Athlone, Ireland, in 1605; d. at Dublin, 1666) was an Irish Franciscan
friar and author.
. Subsequently he left Ireland and studied theology at Salzburg
and at the Franciscan college at the Catholic University of Louvain. At the latter place he was, immediately after his ordination, appointed professor of theology, and in that capacity maintained the reputation he had earned as a student.
In 1635 he published at Antwerp a work "Roma triumphans Septicollis", in defence of Catholic doctrine.
In 1648 he was sent by the superior of his order in the Netherlands to Ireland as visitator with ample powers to correct and reform. He resided at the Franciscan convent at Kilkenny
, and plunged at once into the strife of faction then raging there. Opposing the nuncio Giovanni Battista Rinuccini
and Owen Roe O'Neill
, he sought to bring all to the side of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
, and imprisoned the members of his order at Kilkenny who refused to adopt his views. This act made him so unpopular that his life was in danger, and he had to be protected by Lord Castlehaven at the head of an armed force.
During the rule of the Puritans he remained abroad, but returned to England at the Restoration of 1660, and lived there for several years. He was throughout the supporter of Ormonde and his policy and wrote two works, in defence of Peter Walsh
's "Remonstrance": "Loyalty asserted, and the late Remonstrance of the Irish Clergy and Laity confirmed and proved by the authority of Scripture, Fathers, etc." (London, 1662); and "Remonstrantia Hibernorum contra Lovanienses" (London, 1665). This conduct earned for him the character of a loyalist; but it brought on him the condemnation of his own superiors and for a time he was under ecclesiastical censure.
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
friar and author.
Life
Entering the Franciscan convent in his native town he there made his preliminary studies, after which he studied philosophy at DroghedaDrogheda
Drogheda is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, 56 km north of Dublin. It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea....
. Subsequently he left Ireland and studied theology at Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
and at the Franciscan college at the Catholic University of Louvain. At the latter place he was, immediately after his ordination, appointed professor of theology, and in that capacity maintained the reputation he had earned as a student.
In 1635 he published at Antwerp a work "Roma triumphans Septicollis", in defence of Catholic doctrine.
In 1648 he was sent by the superior of his order in the Netherlands to Ireland as visitator with ample powers to correct and reform. He resided at the Franciscan convent at Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...
, and plunged at once into the strife of faction then raging there. Opposing the nuncio Giovanni Battista Rinuccini
Giovanni Battista Rinuccini
Giovanni Battista Rinuccini was a Roman Catholic archbishop in the mid seventeenth century. He was a noted legal scholar who became chamberlain to Pope Gregory XV, who made him the Archbishop of Fermo in Italy...
and Owen Roe O'Neill
Owen Roe O'Neill
Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill , anglicised as Owen Roe O'Neill , was a seventeenth century soldier and one of the most famous of the O'Neill dynasty of Ulster.- In Spanish service :...
, he sought to bring all to the side of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde PC was an Irish statesman and soldier. He was the second of the Kilcash branch of the family to inherit the earldom. He was the friend of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, who appointeed him commander of the Cavalier forces in Ireland. From 1641 to 1647, he...
, and imprisoned the members of his order at Kilkenny who refused to adopt his views. This act made him so unpopular that his life was in danger, and he had to be protected by Lord Castlehaven at the head of an armed force.
During the rule of the Puritans he remained abroad, but returned to England at the Restoration of 1660, and lived there for several years. He was throughout the supporter of Ormonde and his policy and wrote two works, in defence of Peter Walsh
Peter Walsh
Peter Walsh , Irish politician and controversialist, was born at Mooretown, County Kildare, and studied at Leuven, where he joined the Franciscans and acquired Jansenist sympathies....
's "Remonstrance": "Loyalty asserted, and the late Remonstrance of the Irish Clergy and Laity confirmed and proved by the authority of Scripture, Fathers, etc." (London, 1662); and "Remonstrantia Hibernorum contra Lovanienses" (London, 1665). This conduct earned for him the character of a loyalist; but it brought on him the condemnation of his own superiors and for a time he was under ecclesiastical censure.