Alain de Solminihac
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Blessed Bishop Alain de Solminihac O.S.A. |
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| Bishop of Cahors | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Cahors |
| See | Cahors |
| Appointed | 22 September 1636 |
| Term ended | 31 December 1659 |
| Predecessor | Pierre Habert de Montmort |
| Successor | Nicolas Sévin |
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| Ordination | 22 September 1618 |
| Consecration | 27 September 1637 by Charles de Montchal |
| Rank | Bishop |
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| Birth name | Alain de Solminihac |
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25 November 1593 Belet, Dordogne, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 31 December 1659 (aged 66) Mercuès, Lot, Kingdom of France |
| Motto | Fides virtusque ("Faith and valor") |
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| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 4 October 1981 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
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| Patronage | Diocese of Cahors |
Blessed Alain de Solminihac (25 November 1593 – 31 December 1659) was a French Roman Catholic religious reformer and served as the Bishop of Cahors from 1636 until his death. He was a professed member of the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine of Chancelade in Périgueux - that order is now extinct. He was also a member of the Compagnie du Saint-Sacrement. He was also acquainted with Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Francis de Sales.
He was declared a Servant of God after Pope Pius VI opened his cause for sainthood on 6 August 1783 and Pope Pius XI declared him to be Venerable on 19 June 1927. Pope John Paul II beatified him on 4 October 1981.
Alain de Solminihac was born on 25 November 1593 in the Kingdom of France to Jean and Margaret de Solminihac.
He wanted to become a member of the Knights of Malta in order to serve God but felt a strong call to the priesthood and to the religious life so joined the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine of Chancelade in 1613 as a postulant. His period of novitiate commenced in 1615 and concluded on 28 July 1618. The completion of his theological studies soon saw him ordained to the priesthood on 22 September 1618. He was made the superior of his convent in 1623. Pope Urban VIII appointed him as the Bishop of Cahors on 22 September 1636 (King Louis XIII approved this after meeting him) and he received his episcopal consecration on 27 September 1637 in the French capital of Paris.
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