PERE LACHAISE

Biography

François de la Chaise was born at the Château of Aix in (Aix-la-Fayette, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne), being the son of Georges d'Aix, seigneur de La Chaise, and of Renée de Rochefort.

On his mother's side he was a grandnephew of Pierre Coton, the confessor of Henry IV. He became a novice of the Society of Jesus before completing his studies at Lyon, where, after taking the final vows, he lectured on philosophy to students attracted by his fame from all parts of France.

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