The Very Rev. Canon Jean-Marie-Robert de Lamennais (or de la Mennais) (1780–1860) was a Breton Catholic priest, and brother of the noted philosopher Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais, whom he influenced in their youth. He was a leading figure in the revival of the Catholic Church in France after the French Revolution, involved in founding three religious institutes as part of this effort.
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8 September 1780 Saint-Malo, Brittany, Kingdom of France
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Died |
26 December 1860 (aged 80) Ploërmel, Morbihan, France
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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