Jean VI Rolin

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Jean VI Rolin or Rollin (c.1450 – April 4, 1501), often referred to as Jean II Rolin to differentiate him from his father Jean Rolin or Rollin in the succession of the offices of Bishop of Autun, abbot of the Abbey of St. Martin, Autun, and prior of the Abbey of Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon, was a French bishop.^[1]^[2]

The Abbey of Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon, from the late 10th century the Priory of Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon, was a monastery located in the present commune of Saint-Marcel near Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, eastern France. It was founded in c. 590 as a Benedictine abbey. Somewhere between 979 and 988 it became part of the Congregation of Cluny, when it became a priory, like most Cluniac houses.

Biography

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In his will Jean Rolin asked for a modest funeral and to be buried in Autun Cathedral, in the chapel of the Holy Cross, located in the eastern side, which he had put under the patronage of St. Martin. According to his wishes his body was accompanied during the funeral ceremony by thirty paupers, six foundlings and prayers of the Friars Minor, recently established in the city. He founded an anniversary mass in the Abbey of St. Martin, the Abbey of St. Symphorian and the Abbey of St. Andoche, all in Autun.^[4]

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References

↑ Billioud, Les États du duché de Bourgogne jusqu'en 1498, Paris, 1911, pp.188, 276-278.
↑ Dejussieu, Histoire de l'église d'Autun et son chapitre, ed. École Sainte-Geneviève, 1774, book III; Jean-Pierre Brelaud, Les chanoines de la collégiale Notre-Dame de Beaune au XVe siècle, mémoire de Maîtrise d'histoire, Université de Bourgogne, 1997, vol.II, p.97, no 232
↑ Dejussieu, Histoire de l'église d'Autun et son chapitre, École Sainte-Geneviève, chez P.P. Dejussieu, 1774, Book III, p.389
↑ Fasti, Ecclesiae Gallicanae, volume on Autun

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[1] Billioud, Les États du duché de Bourgogne jusqu'en 1498, Paris, 1911, pp.188, 276-278.

[2] Dejussieu, Histoire de l'église d'Autun et son chapitre, ed. École Sainte-Geneviève, 1774, book III; Jean-Pierre Brelaud, Les chanoines de la collégiale Notre-Dame de Beaune au XVe siècle, mémoire de Maîtrise d'histoire, Université de Bourgogne, 1997, vol.II, p.97, no 232

[3] Dejussieu, Histoire de l'église d'Autun et son chapitre, École Sainte-Geneviève, chez P.P. Dejussieu, 1774, Book III, p.389

[4] Fasti, Ecclesiae Gallicanae, volume on Autun