Antonin Cloche
Antonin Cloche (1628 - 1720) was the Master of the Order of Preachers from 1686 to 1720.
Early biography
Antonin Cloche was from a rich French family.[1]
Formation
Cloche entered the Dominican Order in the Province of Toulouse.[1]
Career
Under the masterships of Juan Tomás de Rocaberti and Antonio de Monroy Cloche served as the master's envoy to the Kingdom of France.[1]
Cloche was unanimously elected master at the Dominican chapter held in 1686 at Rome after the death of the previous master de Monroy.[1][2]
As master, he was a proponent of popular preaching along the lines of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament.[1] Jansenism and Gallicanism continued spreading in the French order during his mastership.[1] He lived as a great lord, hosting many ecclesiastical dignitaries at his country house in San Pastore.[1]
He died in 1720 at age 92.[1]
References
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|title=(help) - ↑ Histoire des ordres monastiques religieux et militaires, et des ... - Pierre Hélyot. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
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| Preceded by Antonio de Monroy |
Master of the Order of Preachers 1686–1720 |
Succeeded by Agustín Pipia |