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27-588: Situated in the diocese of Langres , Morimond was founded in 1115 by Count Odelric of Aigremont and his wife Adeline of Choiseul and settled from Citeaux. The first abbot, known as a "pillar of the Cistercians", was Arnold the German. Thanks to his energy and influence, Morimond grew very rapidly, and established numerous colonies in France, Germany , Poland , Bohemia , Spain , and Cyprus . These included: Over

54-871: A demythologizing critical historian of the popular, pious lives of saints produced by Second Empire publishers. In 1888, he became a member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres , and in 1910, he was elected to the Académie française . Abbe Duchesne was made an apostolic prothonotary in 1900. As editor of the Bulletin critique du littérature, d'histoire et de théologie , Duchesne kept up with current intellectual developments. He also wrote Les Sources du martyrologe hyéronimien , Origines du culte chrétien (translated as Christian Worship: Its Origin and Evolution and often reprinted), Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule , and Les Premiers temps de l'État pontifical . These works were universally praised, and he

81-459: A difficult time for critical historians applying modern methods to Church history, drawing together archaeology and topography to supplement literature and setting ecclesiastical events with contexts of social history, Abbé Duchesne was in constant correspondence with like-minded historians among the Bollandists , with their long history of critical editions of hagiographies . He gained fame as

108-669: A family of Breton sailors, he was born on 13 September 1843 in Saint-Servan , Ille-et-Vilaine , Place Roulais, now part of Saint-Malo on the Breton coast, and was orphaned in 1849, after the death of his father Jacques Duchesne. Louis' brother, Jean-Baptiste Duchesne, settled in Oregon City , Oregon in 1849. Louis Duchesne was ordained to the priesthood in 1867. He taught in Saint-Brieuc , then in 1868, went to study at

135-435: A publication now in the public domain :  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). " Langres ". Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company. Louis Duchesne Louis Marie Olivier Duchesne ( French: [dyʃɛːn] ; 13 September 1843 – 21 April 1922) was a French priest, philologist , teacher and a critical historian of Christianity and Roman Catholic liturgy and institutions. Descended from

162-437: A publication now in the public domain :  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). " Abbey of Morimond ". Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company. Abbey Saint-Symphorien de Metz 48°3′26″N 5°40′22″E  /  48.05722°N 5.67278°E  / 48.05722; 5.67278 Diocese of Langres The Diocese of Langres ( Latin : Dioecesis Lingonensis ; French : Diocèse de Langres )

189-519: A territory of 6,250 km and its estimated catholic population is 128,000. In 2021, in the Diocese of Langres there was one priest for every 2,782 Catholics. Louis Duchesne considers Senator, Justus and Didier de Langres  [ fr ] , who was martyred during the invasion of the Vandals (about 407), the first three bishops of Langres. The See, therefore, must have been founded about

216-639: A view to the re-establishment of the synodal organization, and also to impose on the clergy the use of the Roman Breviary (see Prosper Guéranger ). Principal pilgrimages are Our Lady of Montrol near Arc-en-Barrois (dating from the seventeenth century); Our Lady of the Hermits at Cuves; Our Lady of Victories at Bourmont; and St. Joseph, Protector of the Souls in Purgatory , at Maranville. Suppressed by

243-642: Is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church comprising the département of Haute-Marne in France . The diocese is now a suffragan in ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Reims , having been a suffragan of Lyon until 2002. The current bishop is Joseph Marie Edouard de Metz-Noblat, who succeeded Bishop Philippe Jean Marie Joseph Gueneley on 21 January 2014. The diocese covers

270-667: The Napoleonic Concordat of 1801, Langres was later united to the Diocese of Dijon . The bishop bore the title of Dijon and Langres, but the union was never quite complete. There was a pro- vicar-general for the Haute-Marne and two seminaries at Langres, the petit séminaire from 1809 and the grand séminaire from 1817. The See of Langres was re-established in 1817 by Pope Pius VII and King Louis XVIII . César Guillaume de La Luzerne , its pre-Revolution bishop,

297-838: The Order of Alcantara (1214); the Order of Christ in Portugal (1319), and later on, those of the Orders of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus in Savoy . The name "Morimond" is from the Latin "mori mundo" , or "Die to the world": all who entered these Cistercian abbeys in the 12th century renounced worldly life. One of the famous men who passed through Morimond was Otto of Freising , son of Margrave Leopold III of Austria and his spouse Agnes, daughter of Emperor Henry IV . He studied in Paris and then entered

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324-690: The Val des Écoliers was founded in 1212 at Luzy, near Chaumont, by four doctors of the Paris University who were led into solitude by a love of retreat. Otho, son of Leopold of Austria and Abbot of Morimond, became Bishop of Freising in Bavaria and returned in 1154 to die a simple monk in Morimond. The "Scourging of the Alleluia," now no longer observed, was quite celebrated in this diocese in

351-645: The Wars of Religion , and again in 1636 in the Thirty Years' War , Morimond was destroyed; it was abandoned in 1791 in the French Revolution . Only the church survived, but fell into ruin during the 19th century. Today, of the medieval structures, only a fragment of the north aisle is still standing, although there remain from the 18th century the gateway, the library and some pavilions and arcades. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates text from

378-664: The École pratique des Hautes Études in Paris. From 1873 to 1876, he was a student at the École française in Rome . He was an amateur archaeologist and organized expeditions from Rome to Mount Athos , to Syria , and Asia Minor , from which he gained an interest in the early history of the Roman Catholic Church . In 1877, he obtained the chair of ecclesiastical history of the Catholic Institute, but left

405-496: The Middle Ages. On the day when, according to tradition, the Alleluia was omitted from the liturgy, a top on which the word "Alleluia" was written was whipped out of the church, to the singing of psalms by the choirboys, who wished it bon voyage till Easter. The "Pardon of Chaumont" is very celebrated. In 1475, Jean de Montmirail, a native of Chaumont and a particular friend of Pope Sixtus IV , obtained from him that each time

432-533: The abbey, of which he became abbot. Pope Benedict XII , third of the Avignon popes (1334–1342), also began his career as a monk in Morimond. The cruciform abbey church with three aisles and closed choir , the sides of which are occupied by chapels linked by a gangway, was built to be restrained and severe, according to the Cistercian building prescriptions, without towers or artistic adornment. In 1572, during

459-616: The diocese and celebrated for their apostolic labors in Canada. The diocese was also the birthplace of the theologian Nicolas de Clémenges (fourteenth or fifteenth century), who was canon and treasurer of the Church of Langres; of the Gallican canonist Edmond Richer (1560–1631); of the Jesuit Pierre Lemoine  [ fr ] , author of an epic poem on St. Louis and of the work La dévotion aisée (1602–71); and of

486-502: The diocese is the martyr Mammes of Caesarea (third century), to whom the cathedral, a monument of the late twelfth century, is dedicated. The diocese of Langres honors as saints some martyrs who, according to legend, died in the persecution of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius . They are the triplets Speusippus, Eleusippus, and Melapsippus ; Neo, the author of their Acts; Leonilla, their grandmother; and Junilla, their mother. Other saints honored there include: The latter three were natives of

513-506: The feast of St. John the Baptist fell on a Sunday, the faithful, who confessed their sins and visited the church of Chaumont, should enjoy the jubilee indulgence . Such was the origin of the great "Pardon" of Chaumont, celebrated sixty-one times between 1476 and 1905. At the end of the Middle Ages, this "Pardon" gave rise to certain festivities. Fifteen mysteries of the life of St. John the Baptist were represented on stages erected throughout

540-523: The middle of the fourth century. In 1179, Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy gave the city of Langres to his uncle, Gautier of Burgundy, then bishop, making him a prince-bishop . Later, Langres was made a duchy , which gave the Duke-Bishop of Langres the right of secular precedence over his Metropolitan, the Archbishop of Lyon , at the consecration of the kings of France. The chief patron saint of

567-459: The next two centuries Morimond continued to be active in the foundation of new Cistercian houses, so much so that towards the end of the 18th century, Morimond counted amongst its filiations nearly seven hundred monasteries and nunneries. Briefs from various popes placed the principal Military Orders of Spain under the spiritual jurisdiction of the Abbot of Morimond: the Order of Calatrava (1187);

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594-649: The old Diocese of Troyes and 94 of the old Diocese of Toul . For the legends concerning the Apostolic origin of the See of Langres and the mission of St. Benignus see Dijon . The bishops, until 1016, resided at Dijon and until 1731, exercised spiritual jurisdiction over the territory of the present-day Diocese of Dijon . Following is a list of bishops of Langres. 47°51′35″N 5°20′05″E  /  47.8598°N 5.33469°E  / 47.8598; 5.33469 [REDACTED]  This article incorporates text from

621-429: The philosopher Diderot (1713–84). The historian Raoul Glaber , monk of Cluny Abbey who died in 1050, was at the priory of St. Léger in this diocese when he experienced an apparition. The Benedictine Poulangy Abbey was founded in the eleventh century. Morimond Abbey , the fourth foundation of Cîteaux , was established in 1125 by Odolric, lord of Aigremont, and Simon, Count of Bassigny. The Augustinian priory of

648-540: The theological faculty in 1883. He then taught at the École Pratique des Hautes Études, where he influenced Alfred Firmin Loisy , a founder of the movement of Modernism , which was formally condemned under Pope Pius X . In 1895, he was appointed director of the École française . In 1887, he published the results of his thesis, followed by the first complete critical edition of the Liber Pontificalis . At

675-675: The town on the Sunday preceding the "Pardon." The display drew multitudes to the festivities, which were finally called the "deviltries" of Chaumont. In the eighteenth century, the "Pardon" became a purely religious ceremony. In the Diocese of Langres is Vassy , where, in 1562, riots took place between Catholics and Protestants that gave rise to the wars of religion (see Huguenots ). Numerous diocesan synods were held at Langres. The most important were those of 1404, 1421, 1621, 1628, 1679, 1725, 1733, 1741, 1783 and six successive annual synods held by Pierre Louis Parisis , from 1841 to 1846. These held

702-619: Was appointed a commander of the Legion of Honor . However, his Histoire ancienne de l'Église , 1906‑11 (translated as Early History of the Christian Church ) was considered too modernist by the Church during the "Modernist crisis" and was placed on the Index of Forbidden Books in 1912. The London The Tablet said, By his rigid application of scientific methods of research and judgment, by his caustic tongue and pen, Mgr. Duchesne

729-468: Was to be re-appointed, but the parliament did not ratify this agreement and the bishops of Dijon remained administrators of the Diocese of Langres until 6 October 1822, when the Papal Bull " Paternae charitatis " definitely re-established the See. The new Bishop of Langres governed 360 parishes of the old Diocese of Langres, 70 of the old Diocese of Châlons , 13 of the old Diocese of Besançon , 13 of

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