Louis Billot
French Catholic cardinal (1846–1931) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Louis Billot (12 January 1846 in Sierck-les-Bains, Moselle, France – 18 December 1931 in Ariccia, Latium, Italy) was a French Jesuit priest and theologian. He became a cardinal in 1911 and resigned from that status in 1927, the only person to do so in the twentieth century.[1] While largely unknown in the modern age, he was nonetheless considered "the most important Thomistic speculative theologian of the late nineteenth century."[2]
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Louis Billot | |
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Priest of the Society of Jesus | |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata (1911–1927) |
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Ordination | 22 May 1869 |
Created cardinal | 27 November 1911 by Pope Pius X |
Personal details | |
Born | (1846-01-12)12 January 1846 Sierck-les-Bains, Moselle, France |
Died | 18 December 1931(1931-12-18) (aged 85) Ariccia, Latium, Italy |
Nationality | French |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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