Toussaint de Forbin-Janson
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Toussaint de Forbin-Janson also known simply as Cardinal de Janson (1 October 1631,
Early life
As a boy, Janson joined the Knights of Malta and then the army of the Kingdom of France (as was the custom).[dubious ] But he left the army in his late teens and went to study letters.
Ecclesiastic career
Soon after, he was
In 1673, King
Janson announced his support for the Gallican proposals at the 1682 Assembly in Paris. As a result, Pope Innocent XI refused to elevate Janson to the cardinalate. Innocent XI died seven years later in 1689.
Cardinalate
In February 1690, the newly elected Pope Alexander VIII elevated Janson to cardinal and appointed him cardinal-priest of the church of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura in July of that year. Upon his elevation Janson announced that he would be formally adopting the name Cardinal de Janson to differentiate himself from his brother, the Marquis du Forbin-Janson.
A number of cardinals still resented the position Janson had taken at the Paris assembly, but the Pope insisted Janson had been forgiven for past errors.
Episcopal succession
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While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]
and the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
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References
- ^ OCLC 53276621.
- ^ [self-published]
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