MAURISTS
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MAURISTS
"Histoire LitWraire de la France," for the "De re
Diplomatica " and L'art de verifier les dates", for
"L'antiquit^ expliqu^e et represents" and the
' ' Pateographia G rsca " , f or the " Recueil des historiens
des Gaules ", the " Veterum scriptorum ampHssima col-
lectio", the "Thesaurus Anecdotorum ", the"Spicile-
gium veterum scriptorum", the "Museum ItaHcum",
the " Voyage htteraire ", and numerous other works
that are the fountlation of modern historical and
liturgical studies. For nearly two centuries the great
works that were the result of the foresight and high
ideals of Doin Gr^goire Tarisse, were carried on with
an industry, a devotion, and a mastery that aroused
the admiration of the learned world. To this day, all
who labour to elucidate the past ages and to under-
stand the growth of Western Christendom, must ac-
knowledge their indebtedness to the Maurist Congre-
gation.
The following were the monasteries of the Maurist Congregation in the latter half of the eighteenth cen- tury: — •
(1) Province of France. — Diocese of Amiens: Corbie, St-Fuscien-a\ix-Bois,St-Josse-sur-mer, St. Riquier, St- Valery. — Diocese of Beauvais: Breteuil-sur-Noye, St- Lucien-de-Beauvais.^Diocese of Boulogne: St-Sauve- de-Montreuil, Samer. — Diocese of Chartres: Meulan. • — Diocese of Laon: Nogent-sous-Coucy, Ribemont, St-Jean-de-Laon, St-Nicholas-aux-Bois, St-Vincent- de-Laon. — Diocese of Meaux: Rebais, St-Faron-de- Meaux, St-Fiacre. — Diocese of Noyon: Mont-Saint- Quentin, St-Eloi-de-Noyon, St-Quentin-en-l'Isle. — Diocese of Paris: Argenteuil, Chelles, Lagny, Les-Blancs-Manteaux-de-Paris, St-Denis-de-F ranee, St-Germain-des-Pr^s. — Diocese of Reims: Notre- Dame-de-Rethel, St-Basle, St-Marcoul-de-Corbeny, St-Nicaise-de-Reims, St-Remi-de-Reims, St-Thierry. — Diocese of Rouen; Le Tr^port, St-Martin-de-Pon- toise. — Diocese of Soissons: Ch^zy, Orbais, St- Corneille-de-Compiegne, St-Crepin-de-Soissons, St- Medard-de-Soissons.
(2) Province of Normandy. — Diocese of Bayeux: Cerisy-la-Foret, Fontenay, St-Etienne-de-Caen, St- Vigor-le-Grand. — Diocese of Beauvais: St-Germer- de-Flay. — Diocese of Chartres: Coulombs, Josaphat- les-Chartres, St-Florentiu-de-Bonneval, St-Pere-en- Vall^e, Tiron. — Diocese of Coutances: Lessay. — Diocese of Evreux: Conches, Ivry-la-Bataille, Lyre, St-Taurin d'Evreux. — -Diocese of Le Mans: Lonlay- I'Abbaye. — Diocese of Lisieux: Beaumont-en-Auge, La Couture-de-Bernay, St-Evroult d'Ouches, St- Pierre de Pr^aux. — Diocese of Rouen: Aumale, Bonne-Nouvelle, P'^camp, Jumieges, Le Bee, St^ Georges-de-Boscherville, St-Ouen-de-Rouen, St-Wan- drille-Ren(;on, Valmont. — Diocese of S6ez : St-Martin- de-Seez, St-Pierre-sur-Dive.
(3) Province of Brittany. — Diocese of Angers: Bourgeuil, Chateau-Gontier, Craon, Notre-Dame-de- I'Eviere, St-Aubin-d'Angers, St-Florent-de-Saumur, St-Florent-le-Vieil, St-Maur-sur-Loire, St-Nicolas- d'.A_ngers, St-.Serge-d'.\ngers. — Diocese of Avranches: Mont-Saint-Michel. — Diocese of Dol : Le Tronchet, St- Jacut-de-la-Mer. — Diocese of Le Mans: Evron, St^ Pierre-de-la-Couture, St-Vincent-du-Mans, Solesmes, Tuff6.— Diocese of Nantes: Blanche-Couronne, Notre- Dame-tle-la-Chaume, Pirmil, St-Gildas-<les-Bois, Ver- tou. — Diocese of Poitiers: Montreuil-Bellay .^-Dio- cese of Quimper: Landevenec, Quiraperle. — Diocese of Rennes: St-Magloire-de-Lehon, St-Melaine-de- Rennes, Ste-Croix-de-Vitr^.— Diocese of St-Brieuc: Lantenac. — Diocese of Saint^Malo: St-Malo. — Diocese of St-Pol-de-L^on: St-Mathieu-de-Fine-Terre.— Dio- cese of Tours: Beaulieu,Cormery, Marmoutier, Noyers, St-Julien-de-Tours, Turpenay, Villeloin.— Dioce.se of Vannes: St-GiUlas-de-Rhuis, St-Sauveur-de-Redon.
(4") Province of Burgundy. — Dioce-se of .\utun; Corljigny, Flavigny, St-Martin-de-Cures. — Diocese of Auxerre: St-Germain. — Diocese of Blois: Pont-le-
Voy, St-Laumer-de-Blois, Ste-Trinitd-de-Vendome. —
Diocese of Chalon-sur-Saone: St-Pierre. — Diocese of
Dijon: St-Benigne-de-Dijon,St-Seine-rAbbaye. — Dio-
cese of Langres: Beze, Molesmes, Molosme, Moutier-
Saint-Jean, St-Michel-de-Tonnerre. — Diocese of Le
Mans: St-Calais. — Diocese of Lyons; .\mbronay. —
Diocese of Orleans: Bonne-Nouvelle, St-Benoit-sur-
Loire. — Diocese of Sens: Ferricres, St-Pierre-de-
Melun, St-Pierre-le-Vif-de-Sens, Ste-Colombe-les-Sens.
(5) Province of Chezal-Benoit. — Diocese of Bourges: Chezal-Benoit, St-Benoit-du-Sault, St-Sulpice-de- Bourges, Vierzon. — Diocese of Cahors: Souillac. — Diocese of Clermont: Chaise-Dieu, Issoire, Mauriac, St-.'Mlyre-de-Clermont. — Diocese of La Rochelle: Mortagne-sur-Sevre. — Diocese of Limoges: Beaulieu, Meymac, St-Angel, St-.\ugustin-de-l,imoges, Soli- gnac. — Diocese of Lucon: St-Michel-en-l'Herm. — Dio- cese of Lyons: Savigneux. — Diocese of Perigueux: Brantome. — Diocese of Poitiers: NouailM, St-Cyprien- de-Poitiers, St-Jouin-de-Marnes, St. Leonard der Ferriercs, St-Maixent, St-Savin. — Diocese of St- Flour: Chanteuges. — Diocese of Saintes: Bassac, St- Jean-d'Angely.
(6) Province of Gascony. — Diocese of Agde: St- Tiberi. — Diocese of Agen: Eysses, St-Maurin, Ste- Livrade. — Diocese of Aire: La Reule, St-P^-de- Generez, St-Savin, St-Sever-Cap-de-Gascogne. — Diocese of Alais: St-Pierre-de-Salve. — Diocese of Aries: Montmajeur. — Diocese of Avignon: Rochefort, St-Andr6-de-Villeneuve. — Diocese of Beziers: Ville- magne. — Diocese of Bordeaux: La Sauve-Majeure, Ste-Croix-de-Borde.aux. — Diocese of Carcassonne: Montolieu, Notre-Dame-de-la-Grasse. — Diocese of Dax: St-Jean-de-Sorde. — Diocese of Grenoble: St- Robert-de-Cornillon. — Dioce.se of Laveur: Soreze. — Diocese of Lescar: St-Pierre-de-la-R<5ole. — Diocese of Lodeve: St-Guilhem-le-Desert. — Diocese of Mire- poix: Camon .-^Diocese of Montpellier: St-Sauveur- d'Aniane. — Diocese of Narbonne: La Morguicr, St- Pierre-de-Caunes. — Diocese of Nimes: St-Bausille. — Diocese of St-Pons: St-Chinian. — Diocese of Toulouse: Le-Mas-Gamier, Notre-Dame-de-la-Daurade.
The Superiors of the Congregation were: — Presi- dents: D. Martin Tesniere (1(U8-'21), D. Columban R(?gnier (1621-24), D. Martm Tesniere (1624-27), D. Maur Dupont (1627-30).
Superiors-general: — D. Gr^goire Tarisse (16.30-48), D. Jean Ilarel (164S-60), D. Bernard Audeljert (1660- 72), D.Vincent Marsolle (1672-81), D. Michel Benoit Brachet (1681-87), D. Claude Boistard (1687-1705), D. Simon Bougis (170.5-11), D. Arnoul de Loo (1711- 14), D. Petey de I'llostallerie (1714-20), D. Denys de Sainte-Marthe (1720-25), D. Pierre Thibault (1725- 29), D. Jean Baptiste Alaydon (1729-32), D. Herv€ Menard (1732-36), D. Claude Dupr6 (1736-37), D. R^n6 L.aneau (1737-54), D. Jacqvies Maumousseau (1754-56), D. Marie Jo.seph Delrue (1756-66), D. Pierre Francois Boudier (1766-72), D. lUn6 Gillot (1772-78), D. Charles Lacroix (1778-81), D. Chartid- M0U.SS0 (1781-83), D. Antoine Chevreux (1783-92).
The Procurators-General in Rome, who were all of importance in the hi-story of the Congregation, were; — D. Placide Le Simon (1623-61); D. G:i))ricl Flam- bart (166.5-72), D. Antoine Durban (1672-Sl), D. Gabriel Flambart (1681-84), D. Claude Esliennot (1684-99), D. Bernard de Montfaucon (1699-1701), D. Guillaume Laparre (1701-11), D. Philippe Rafier (1711-16), D. Charles Conrade (1716-25), D. Pierre Maloet (1721-33). No successor to D. Maloet was api)ointed.
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