About François Richardot
Lived 1507 – 1574 (aged 66–67). François Richardot was a prelate, theologian, friar, catholic bishop and bishop.
François Richardot (Franciscus) (1507–1574), was a celebrated Burgundian-French Catholic preacher, and confessor to Margaret of Parma. He was Bishop of Arras from 1561 to 1574.
He was an Augustinian Hermit, and became titular bishop of Nicopolis in 1554.
He preached the sermon at the funeral of the Emperor Charles V, and at the inauguration in 1562 of the University of Douai he was one of the preachers
Publications Quatre sermons du sacrement de l'autel (Leuven, Jan Bogard, 1567) Available on Google Books
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Who was François Richardot?
Rhetorician and bishop
When was François Richardot born?
François Richardot was born in 1507 in La Roche-Morey, County of Burgundy.
When did François Richardot die?
François Richardot died on 26 July 1574 in Arras, County of Artois.
What was François Richardot's occupation?
François Richardot was a prelate, theologian, friar, catholic bishop and bishop.
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