Gilles du Monin explained

Gilles du Monin (1565–1624), also known as Ægidius Monin, was a Belgian Jesuit ecclesiastical historian and liturgical author.[1]

Life

Monin was born at Beauraing in the Duchy of Luxembourg in 1565. He obtained the degree of Licentiate in Sacred Theology, and in 1592 was appointed a canon of Namur cathedral. In 1603 he resigned his canonry and entered the Society of Jesus. He went on to serve as rector of Jesuit colleges in Namur and Liège.[2]

Monin helped write the propers for the saints of the diocese of Namur in the Tridentine office issued for the diocese by Jean Dauvin as bishop of Namur in 1619.[3]

Gilles du Monin died 17 September 1624 while serving as spiritual prefect of a Jesuit house in Lille.

Works

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/aa__001biog15_01/aa__001biog15_01_0547.php "Gillis du Monin"
  2. [Jean-Noël Paquot]
  3. Ch. Wilmet, "Fragment d'une histoire ecclésiastique de Namur: Épiscopat des évêques Dauvin et Des Bois", Annales de la Société archéologique de Namur, vol. 8 (1863-1864), 383-424.