Gabriel Villar Explained

Gabriel Villar
Constitutional bishop of Laval
Term Start:1791
Term End:1814
Consecration:22 May 1791[1]
Consecrated By:Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel
Birth Date:13 December 1748
Birth Place:Toulouse
Death Place:Paris

Noël-Gabriel-Luce Villar (13 December 1748, Toulouse – 26 August 1826)[2] was a French clergyman and politician. He was the constitutional bishop of Laval.

Villar was principal of the College of La Flèche in 1786. In 1791, he was consecrated constitutional bishop of Laval by Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel.[3]

In 1797, Villar was elected as a deputy to the Council of Five Hundred; he was appointed commissioner for the formation of high schools in 1802.[4] He was appointed a member of the Institut de France in 1803 and member of the Académie Française in 1816.[5]

Notes and References

  1. The Anti-Catholic Program of the French Revolution and the Martyrs of Laval, France, 1794. Mary. Messenger. 1961. 69. Marquette University. 23 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Noël-Gabriel-Luce Villar (1748-1826). data.bnf.fr. Bibliothèque nationale de France. 23 August 2022.
  3. Book: Pisani, Paul. Répertoire biographique de l'épiscopat constitutionnel (1791-1802). Paul Pisani. 1907. 142. fr.
  4. VILLAR Noël Gabriel Luce. Isabelle. Havelange. Françoise. Huguet. Bernadette. Lebedeff. 1986. Publications de l'Institut National de Recherche Pédagogique. 11 . 1 . 642–643 . fr. 23 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Les premiers Inspecteurs généraux de l'Instruction publique, 1802. 19 March 2013. textesrares.com. fr. 23 August 2022.

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