Montargon, Egbert FRAX901S de {Ilyacinthe de VAssiiitiptiiiii), a French preacher and theologian, was j born at Paris ilay 27, 1705. He assumed the vows of the Augustines of the street Xotre Dame of the Tictoire's at Paris {les Petits Peres), and very soon became re- markable for his oratorical talent. He was made court preacher by Louis XY, and received the title of almoner to Stanislaus I (ex-king of Poland), duke of Lorraine and of Bar. His life was consecrated to his ministry. Attacked by paralysis, be resorted in 1770 to the waters of Plombieres for relief. An inundation of the Angronne destroyed that city, and Montargon found only death where he had expected recovery— July 25, 1770. He is the author of Dictionnaire apostolique a Vusaye de mes- sieurs les cures de la ville et de la campagne qui se de- stinent a la chaire (Paris, 1752-58, 13 vols. 8vo); this work has remained the vade mecum of the ecclesiastics. It has often been reprinted, and translated into different languages. The first six volumes treat of morals, the seventh and eighth of the mysteries of Jesus Christ, the ninth of the Yirgin, the tenth of the saints, the eleventh of the homilies of Lent, the twelfth of different subjects, and the thirteenth is a general table of the subjects treated in the other twelve volumes. See Recuells d' Eloquence sainte ; Uistoire de Vinstitutioji de la fete du Saint-Suci-ement (1753, 12mo) ; Dictionnaire portatif des jrredicateurs, s. v.
Montazet, Antoine de Malvin de, a French prelate, was born Aug. 17, 1713, in the castle of Quissac, near Agen. He belonged to a good family of the Age- nais, and, embracing the ecclesiastical profession, ob- tained, among other benefices, the abbeys of Saint-Yic- tor of Paris and of ]\Ionstier in Argonne. At the close of 1742 he became almoner to the king, and in 1748 was appointed bishop of Autun. March 31, 1759, he was raised to the archbishopric of Lyons in the place of car- dinal de Tencin. "Zealously opposed to the philoso- phers," says Feller, " an ardent defender of the preroga- tives of his see, which he claimed privileged even to the reformation of metropolitan judgments, a successfid adversary to the customs and privileges of his chapter, which he succeeded in suppressing by civil authoritj^, this prelate holds a distinguished place in the history of the Galilean Church of this century." He had nu- merous debates with M. de Beaumont, archbishop of Paris, relative to the religious quarrels of the time. He felt much inclined to side with the Jansenists, and did say much in their favor; yet he never became one of the number of the Appellants, and avoided any formal proceedings of opposition against the bull Unigenitus. He died ]\Iay 2, 1788, at Paris. Montazet had a happy memory, a brilliant imagination, an active mind ; bis eloquence was lofty, energetic, and copious. In 1757 he was admitted to the French Academy. His princi- pal writings are,Lettre a VArcheveque de Paiis (Lyons, 1760, 4to) ; he there takes the title oi Primate of France: — Mandeinent contre " L'Histoire du Pevple de DievH' de Berruyer (Lyons, 1762, 12mo) : — Instruction pastorale sur les sources de I'incredulite et les fondements de la re- ligion (Paris, 1775, 4to) ; this work was greatly praised up to the time when it was reprinted under the title of Plagiafs de M. VArcheveque, and with the passages drawn from the Principes de lafoi chretienne of Daguet ; but there is reason for believing that the composition of the Instruction pastorale is by P. Lambert : — CatecMsme (Lyons, 1768) : — Rituel de diocese de Lyon (Lyons. 1788, 3 vols. 12mo). It was under his auspices that the In- stitutiones Theologicm appeared (Lyons, 1782, 1784, 6 vols. 12mo) ; and the Institutiones Philosophicce (Lyons, 1784, 5 vols. 12mo) ; this system of theology, proscribed in France, was introduced into Italy and Spain, where it was held in esteem for a short time. See L'Ami de la
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Moiitbas, Jean Bahton de, a French prelate, a iiaiivc <'t" (liii-rct, flourished in the loth century. He was aliljnt r)f the Dorat in 144G, and on April 1, 1407, was made bishop of Limoges, ami counsellor to the Par- liament. In 14G5 he resigned his functions in favor of his nephew, .lean Barton de -Montbas II, who put into print the Breviurium Lemovicense (Paris, 1500, 8vo) and the Breriariiim diacesis Lemovicensis (1504), M<tmtscrit. de 1C38, in the library of Limoges. He died in the cas- tle of Isle, Jlarch 4, 1497, with the honoraWe title of archbishop of Nazareth. We owe to him tlic construc- tion of the magnificent nave in the cathedral of Limoges, and the impression of the Missule ad usuiii Lemoriccn- sis Ecdesice Parisiis, per Joannem de Prato (1483, 4to). See Gallia Christiana nova, vol. ii, col. 5.3G, 551 ; Bona- ventura, iii, 166, 713, 729, 731.— Hoofer, Xoia: Blxj. Gi- nerale, s. v.
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Montbray, Oeffuoi de, a French prelate, was born at .M(inil)ray, near Saint Lo, in the early part of tlie 11th centur}'. Descended from a noble family of Normandy, he was early devoted to the Church, and on April 10, 1049, was consecrated bishop of Coutances. He was present at the assembly hold in lOGt! by Wil- liam, duke of Normandy, at Lillebonne, in which it was resolved to invade England. One of the i)rincipal pro- moters of that war, he followed the duke, his friend, to the conquest, and acquitted himself very courageously at the battle of Hastings. He accompanied William to Lon- don, and in the ceremony of the coronation at Westmin- ster acted as chamberlain for the states of Normandy. When the Conqueror was recalled to his duchy, he left (jefTroi de Montbray at the head of his soldiery. In 10(57, when he had defeated the two Anglo-Saxon princes, Edmund and Godwin, Geffroi entered Dorset and Somerset, and there destroyed all who rose in arms, or who were suspected of having taken np arms. Some years after the earls of Northumberland, Norfolk, and Hereford, having rebelled against the Conqueror, (icf- froi powerfully aided in the victory of Fagadon, ob- tained over tliem in 1074, and forced them to take ref- uge in Xorwicli, where he besieged and toolv them by capitulation. As a reward for these noble and numer- ous deeds, William gave to him in lief 280 manorial lands. After the death of that prince (1087) he was obliged to return to Normandy, whore be died. Feb. 2, iniu. Sec Orderic Vital, y/iiVoiy-fl eec/^s/'/.-^/y//! .- CnlHn ChristiiiiKi, vol. xi; Thierry, Hist, de hi Cnmiihtr il<- /'. I iKjhli r re par li's XoriniiiKh ; Lecanii, ///.</. il< .s- En'ijius