They bid on three autographed, signed letters of the French Catholic theologians Alexandre-Léopold Sebaux (1820-1891), from 1872 to 1891 Bishop of Angoulême.
DatedJuignac, 18. April 1882 and Angoulême, 14. May 1887 and 7. August 1888.
Language:French.
Signedeach "+ AL, ev. d'Angoulême"; with printed letterhead "Évêché d' Angoulême."
Aimed at Monsieur de Lafay de Bourgoin, Di Pierre François de Lafaye du Bourgoin (*26. April 1820, died. 15. January 1895 in Brossac), avocat à la cour, captain of the garde national de Brossac, adjoint au maire de Brossac, conseiller d'arrondissement, conseiller général, etc. -- In 1874 he had the Château Brossac built in the style of Napoleon III. rebuild. -- From a collection of letters and papers from the family Lafay de Bourgoin at Brossac Castle.
Scope:the first letter with a written page; the other two with 1 each ½ described pages; each in the format 21 x 13.5 cm.
Each without an envelope.
Condition: Paper browned, slightly stained and wrinkled; the second letter with a tear in the fold (in the second blank sheet). Please also note the pictures!
Internal note: Frz 2302 Autograph Autograph
About the author (source: French wikipedia; German Translation and original):
Alexandre-Léopold Sebaux was a French bishop, born on the 7th. July 1820 in Laval and died on the 17th. May 1891 in Angoulème, Bishop of Angoulême. Biography: Son of Jean Sebaux, manufacturer, originally from La Sauvagère on the Orne, and Anne Moulinais, who was imprisoned in the Temple in Paris in 1797 for serving ostracized priests during the French Revolution. In weak health, he completed his first studies in Laval at M. Coligny's boarding school, his humanities and philosophy at the minor seminary of Nantes, run by the Sulpicians, his theology at the major seminary of Le Mans. He intended to complete his studies at the seminary of Saint-Sulpice, as Msgr. Bouvier appointed him as private secretary in 1842 and hired him on January 1st. Ordained priest in April 1843. In 1855 he became priest of Notre-Dame. On 20. In September 1860, Bishop Wicart commissioned him to organize his major seminary and appointed him superior. He responded to this vote of confidence and his influence grew even further, including in the secular world. According to Abbé Angot, the teachers and his students loved him for his extraordinary kindness, admired his cheerful eloquence and the diversity of his knowledge, and respected him for his priestly dignity and his indisputable superiority. Jules Simon nominated him for the bishopric of Angoulême - he had previously rejected the honor of the see of Quimper - and promised to help him improve this irreligious diocese. The candidate only took part on the orders of Pope Pius IX. who gave it to him on the 21st. March 1873 recommended. He was born in the Church of Notre-Dame by Msgr. Wicart was consecrated, assisted by Msgr Fillion, Bishop of Le Mans, in the presence of Msgr. Charles Émile Freppel, who gave the speech on the occasion and announced with the certainty of a prophet that the new prelate would have the outstanding qualities of episcopal ordination, zeal for good, love of doctrine, gentleness and firmness. He took Mr. Planchard with him to Angoulême as vicar general and promised his diocese that he would devote himself entirely to them. One can accuse him of doing this with too much zeal. Apart from his pastoral trips and his incessant preaching, in which he exhausted himself, his main concern was the recruitment of ecclesiastical professions, discipline, Christian instruction, for which he had free schools and at his own expense College founded Saint-Paul (1878), labor and charitable works. His letters dealt with Jesus Christ, the Church, the priesthood, Christian life, the Catholic Union, socialism and the encyclicals of Leo XIII. On the subject of papal leadership he wrote on the 16th. March 1891 to the Archbishop of Paris: Does it follow that the Church teaches indifference to the historical law, traditions and political institutions of a country; that it requires the sacrifice of personal opinions inspired by a sincere desire for the common good? No, it illuminates, subordinates, but does not suppress. Too modest to plunge brilliantly into the arena of religious struggle, he was nevertheless the friend, advisor and often the inspirer of the most determined defenders of Orthodoxy. He saved the life of the universe by a personal intervention in Rome and did not hesitate to make bold observations to one of his colleagues, whose conditions he asked in vain to mitigate. Free of any ambition, he rejected several bishoprics that were more humanely more favorable than himself. When he arrived on the 11th When he returned exhausted from his confirmation trip in May 1891, he was struck by pulmonary congestion, which took him away in a few days. He died on the day of Pentecost, the 17th. May, with the words: “I go without fear and trust in divine mercy. After the Archbishop of Bordeaux received him on the 26th May, the day of the funeral, Msgr. Freppel in Laval delivered the eulogy for the man he had prophesied about. M. Verlet made his grave by public subscription and depicted him on his knees in the posture of prayer. Weapons Quarterly: 1. and 4th, Gules, monogram of Christ or; 2. and 3rd, azure to a Gothic M Argent surmounted by the same, and a cross Oder breaking over the whole.
Notice on the Portioncule, 1848
Vie de Mgr Bouvier, 1886, Angoulême, in-12 ; It exists in a 2nd edition
Statuts synodaux du diocèse d'Angoulême, prepared by M. Planchard
Mandements
In 1867, the Société de l'Industrie de la Mayenne founded a study on Le Beau, envisaged in its son and in its moyens
Publications
Notice on the Portioncule, 1848
Vie de Mgr Bouvier, 1886, Angoulême, in-12 ; It exists in a 2nd edition
Statuts synodaux du diocèse d'Angoulême, prepared by M. Planchard
Alexandre-Léopold Sebaux It was born in France on 7 July 1820 and died in Angoulème on 17 May 1891, born in Angoulême.
Biography: Fils de Jean Sebaux, manufacturer, originator of the Sauvagère in the Orne, and d'Anne Moulinais, who was available at the Temple in Paris in 1797 for services rendered during the French Revolution aux prêtres proscrits.
D'une santé delicate, il fit ses premières études à Laval au pensionnat de M. Coligny, ses humanités et sa philosophie au petit séminaire de Nantes dirigé par les Sulpiciens, sa theologie au grand séminaire du Mans, et se proposait d'achever ses études au séminaire de Saint-Sulpice, quand Mgr Bouvier, en 1842, se l'attacha comme secrétaire particulier et l'ordonna prêtre le 1er avril 1843. Associé à tous les travaux du prelat, à ses pensées intimates, c'est sa propre histoire qu'il écrivit plus tard en publiant celle de son évêque qui l'appelait son fils. The assistance in these last moments in Rome, the son of the corps in the cathedral and rent in Laval, pour y devenir curé de Notre-Dame, sa paroisse natale en 1855. The dota d'un presbytère, obtint la cession d'un terrain dependent de la caserne pour élever a second latéral à l'église, is fit universalement estimer et respecter par sa charité, sa distinction, son zèle.
On September 20, 1860, Mgr Wicart was appointed organizer of the grand seminar and the highest ranking. The answer to this brand of confidence and its influence is extremely strong, like in the world of laïque. Les professeurs et ses élèves l'aimaient selon l'abbé Angot pour sa bonté extrême, admiraient son heureuse faconde et la variété de ses connaissances, le respectaient pour sa dignité sacerdotale et sa supériorité incontestable.
Jules Simon designed the design for the Angoulême - which is available before the honor of the victory of Quimper - promettant de l'aider à rendre meilleur ce diocèse peu religion. The candidate did not accept the order of the Pie IX papa, which was prepared on Mars 21, 1873. The sacré was in the Church of Notre-Dame by Mgr Wicart, assisted by Mgr Louis-Édouard Pie, evangelist de Poitiers, and Mgr Fillion, evangelist mans, in the presence of Mgr Charles Émile Freppel, who initiated the discussion of the Circumstance, annonçant, avec la certitude d'un prophète que le new prélat aurait les éminentes qualités des évêques consécrateurs, l'ardeur pour le bien, l'amour de la doctrine, la douceur et la fermeté. Il emmena avec lui à Angoulême comme vicaire general M. Planchard, et promit à ses diocesains de se thunder totalement à eux. On peut lui reprocher de l'avoir fait avec trop d'ardeur.
En dehors de ses tournées pastorales et de ses prédications incessantes, où il s'épuisait, ses soins portèrent surtout sur le recruitment des vocations ecclésiastiques, la discipline, l'instruction chrétienne, pour laquelle il fonda des écoles libres, et, à ses frais , le college de Saint-Paul (1878), les Oeuvres ouvrières et charitables.
Il traita dans ses mandements de Jésus-Christ, de l'Église, du sacerdoce, de la vie chrétienne, de l'Union catholique, du socialisme, et des encycliques de Léon XIII. On the subject of the pontifical directions, the écrivait, the 16th Mars 1891 in the archives of Paris: Suit-il de là que l'Église enseigne l'indifférence à l'égard du droit historique, des traditions et des institutions politiques d'un pays ; qu'elle demande le sacrifice des opinions personnelles inspired par un désir sincère du bien public? Non, elle éclaire, subordonne, mais ne supprime pas.
Trop modeste pour se jeter avec éclat dans l'arène des luttes religieuses, il n'en était pas moins l'ami, le conseiller et souvent l'inspirateur des plus fermes champions de l'Orthodoxie. Il sauva la vie à l'Univers par une intervention personnelle à Rome, et ne craignit pas d'adresser à tel de ses collègues des observations hardies dont on le pria en vain d'adoucir les termses. Exempt from all ambition, the refusa plusieurs sieges épiscopaux humainement plus favorisés que le sien.
Rentré exténué de sa tournée de confirmation le May 11, 1891, il fut frappé d'une congestion pulmonaire, qui l'emporta en quelques jours. The month of May 17th, the day of the Pentecôte en disant: Je pars sans crainte, confiant en la miséricorde divine. After the archive of Bordeaux was sent on May 26th, the day of the obsèques, Mgr Freppel prononça the oraison funèbre de celui dont il avait prophétisé à Laval. M. Verlet fit son tombeau, dû à une souscription publique, et l'a représenté à genoux dans l'attitude de la prière.
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Écartelé: aux 1er et au 4e, de gueules au monogramme du Christ d'or; aux 2e et 3e, d'azur à un M gothique d'argent couronné du même, et une croix d'or brochant sur le tout.
Publications
Notice on the Portioncule, 1848
Vie de Mgr Bouvier, 1886, Angoulême, in-12 ; It exists in a 2nd edition
Statuts synodaux du diocèse d'Angoulême, prepared by M. Planchard
Mandements
In 1867, the Société de l'Industrie de la Mayenne founded a study on Le Beau, envisaged in its son and in its moyens