About Petrus Guérin du Rocher
Lived 1731 – 1792 (aged 60–61). Petrus Guérin du Rocher was a French catholic priest.
Petrus Guérin du Rocher was born in Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume in 1731. He was a priest of the Jesuits. He taught philosophy at Bourges in 1762, before travelling around Italy, Germany and Poland, developing theories of biblical Exegesis, which contradicted the Encyclopédistes. His work saw him become director of a house of new converts in Paris and Queen Marie Antoinettechose him as her Confessor. 134 years later, he and his fellow Holy September Martyrs were beatified by Pope Pius XI in October 1926
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Who was Petrus Guérin du Rocher?
French Jesuit
When was Petrus Guérin du Rocher born?
Petrus Guérin du Rocher was born in 1731 in Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume.
When did Petrus Guérin du Rocher die?
Petrus Guérin du Rocher died in 1792 in Paris.
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Petrus Guérin du Rocher was a catholic priest.
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Petrus Guérin du Rocher was French.
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