Jean de La Motte

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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.

References[edit]

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