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François-Melchior-Charles-Bienvenu de Miollis (19 June 1753, Aix-en-Provence, France - 27 June 1843, Aix-en-Provence, France〔http://www.omiworld.org/dictionary.asp?v=5&vol=1&let=M&ID=850 〕) was the Bishop of Digne from 1805 to 1838. Bishop de Miollis was the inspiration for Victor Hugo's character Bishop Myriel in the novel ''Les Miserables''. == Biography == Bishop de Miollis was the son of councillor in the Parliament of Provence. He had two brothers, one a lieutenant general (Sextius Alexandre François de Miollis), the other a prefect.〔http://www.chanvrerie.net/history/miollis_en.html 〕 On September 20, 1777,〔 he was ordained to the priesthood at Carpentras and dedicated himself to the ministry of teaching catechism in rural areas. During the French Revolution in 1791, he refused to take the oath and emigrated to Rome, where he remained for 10 years.〔 In 1801, he returned to Aix. He was appointed vicar of Brignoles in 1804. In 28 August 1805, he succeeded Irénée-Yves Desolle as the Bishop of Digne, which he remained till his resignation on 31 Aug 1838〔 at the age of 85 due to his health, becoming Bishop Emeritus of Digne. By then, he had earned the name "Bienvenu" (French for the word "Welcome") due to his charitable nature and evangelical virtues he had shown.〔 He then retired to Aix where he died in 1843, aged 90.〔 He was succeeded by Marie-Dominique-Auguste Sibour. In the diocese of Digne, he is still remembered with much veneration.〔 Bishop de Miollis attended the Council of Paris of 1811, during which he resisted with great firmness to Napoleon's claims. In June of the same year, Eugene de Mazenod met him in Paris, then again in Aix in 1817, during a confirmation service presided by the Bishop of Digne. After he had been appointed to Digne in 1805, Bishop de Miollis at his own expense bought back the church and the presbytery of the sanctuary of Notre-Dame du Laus, which had been confiscated during the French Revolution.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Oblate Communications - Historical dictionary )〕 In 1818, it was Bishop de Miollis who offered the Missionaries of Provence the direction of the shrine of Notre-Dame du Laus and also asking them to preach parish missions in the two dioceses. Bishop de Miollis ordained Father Noël Moreau to the priesthood in September 1818 and Father Hippolyte Courtès in July 1820.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bienvenu de Miollis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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