Jean de La Motte explained

Jean de La Motte was a 15th-century abbot of the Bec Abbey.^{[1] [2] [3]}

He was son of a bourgeois of Rouen, in Northern France. He earned a doctor decree from the University of Paris. He was first prior of Bec Abbey until he was promoted to be its abbot, a position he served between 1446–1452.

He died November 17, 1452, in Rouen.

Notes and References

1. Book: Charpillon . Dictionnaire historique de toutes les communes du département de l'Eure: histoire, géographie, statistique . 1868 . Delcroix . fr.
2. Book: Bourget, Jean . The history of the Royal Abbey of Bec, near Rouen in Normandy . 1779 . London, Printed for J. Nichols; and sold by H. Payne . New York Public Library.
3. Book: Clénet . Dom Philibert Zobel 1921 - 2008 . Paul-Emmanuel . L'Ulivo . fr.