Jacques Merlin
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Jacques (Joaquim) Merlin (c. 1480 – 26 September 1541) was a French theologian and book editor, best remembered for his pioneering two volume collection of church councils, the Quatuor concilia generalia printed in 1524.
Jacques was born in Saint-Victurnien. He became a doctor of theology at the College of Navarre in 1499. He then taught divinity at Limoges Cathedral.[1]
He died in Paris in 1541 and was buried in the crypt of Notre-Dame.
References
- ^ "Merlin, Jacques (1)". McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia Online. Harper and Brothers. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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