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1 day ago · The French nobleman Simon de Montfort, in particular, did not participate and was an outspoken critic. He and his associates, including Guy of Vaux-de-Cernay, left the crusade when the decision was taken to divert to Constantinople to place Alexius IV Angelus on the throne.
Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort (1673 – 1716) was born in Montfort, France, the eldest surviving child of eighteen siblings. From an early age, he had a great devotion to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and to Our Lady. He recited the rosary often and would go into the local church before and after class to pray before the tabernacle.
4 days ago · Simon and Gil were close for almost two decades, with Gil mentoring the young Frenchman when he first came to the United States. The two would spend hours talking and Simon famously called Gil his Yoda. Knowing about their special bond, the de Ferran family wanted Simon to drive Gil’s car during the tribute in memory of the French-Brazilian.
2 days ago · La population de Montfort-sur-Argens était de 869 au recensement de 1999, 1 066 en 2006, 1 121 en 2007 et 1 180 en 2009. La densité de population du village est de 98.99 habitants par km².
22 hours ago · Germaine Haye (née Germain; 10 October 1888 – 18 April 2002) was France's oldest living person for about a year, following the death of 115-year-old Marie Brémont on 6 June 2001 until her own death at age 113 years and 190 days. [167] At the time of her death, she was the oldest living person in Europe and fourth oldest in the world.
1 day ago · The Serie A ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈsɛːrje ˈa] [1] ), officially known as Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons, [2] is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system. The winners are awarded the Coppa Campioni d'Italia trophy and the scudetto, a decoration that they wear on ...
4 days ago · Joseph-Simon Gallieni (born April 24, 1849, Saint-Béat, Fr.—died May 27, 1916, Versailles) was a French army officer figure who successfully directed the pacification of the French Sudan and Madagascar and the integration of those African territories into the French colonial empire.
