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Sébastien Zamet (born 1588)

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Sébastien Zamet
Bishop of Langres
Sébastien Zamet (painting by Jean Tassel)
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Langres
In office6 April 1615 – 2 February 1655
PredecessorCharles de Pérusse des Cars [fr]
SuccessorLouis Barbier
Orders
Consecration18 June 1615
by Jacques Davy Duperron
Personal details
Born1588 (1588)
Died2 February 1655(1655-02-02) (aged 66–67)

Sébastien Zamet (1588 in Paris – 2 February 1655 in Mussy-sur-Seine) was a French Roman Catholic bishop, monastery reformer and early actor in the Jansenism dispute. He was the bishop of Langres.

Works

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  • Lettres spirituelles de Sébastien Zamet, évêque-duc de Langres, pair de France. Published by Louis-Nicolas Prunel. A. Picard, Paris 1911–1912.

Literature

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  • Louis Narcisse Prunel (1874–1932): Sébastien Zamet, évêque-duc de Langres, pair de France, 1588-1655. Sa vie et ses œuvres. Les origines du jansénisme. A. Picard, Paris 1912, online.
  • Paul Broutin: La réforme pastorale en France au XVIIe siècle. Recherches sur la tradition pastorale après le Concile de Trente. Bd. 1. Desclée, Paris 1956, p. 119–136.
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