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{{Infobox religious biography | honorific-prefix = Reverend Father | name = Bruno Charles Casimir de Scorbiac | birth_date = 4 March 1796 | birth_place = ], ] | death_date = 1 October 1846 | death_place = Montauban, France | occupation = Catholic priest, educator, missionary }} {{Infobox religious biography | honorific-prefix = Reverend Father | name = Bruno Charles Casimir de Scorbiac | birth_date = 4 March 1796 | birth_place = ], ] | death_date = 1 October 1846 | image=Casimir_de_Scorbiac.jpg|death_place = Montauban, France | occupation = Catholic priest, educator, missionary }}


'''Bruno Charles Casimir de Scorbiac''' (4 March 1796 – 1 October 1846) was a French Catholic priest, missionary, and educator. '''Bruno Charles Casimir de Scorbiac''' (4 March 1796 – 1 October 1846) was a French Catholic priest, missionary, and educator.
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Casimir pursued his early education at the institution of Abbé ] (which later became the ] in 1822). Initially intending to join the École Polytechnique, he changed direction and entered the ] in October 1815, at age 19.<ref name="Dulac">{{cite book|author=Melchior Dulac|title=L'Université catholique|volume=23|series=2|date=January 1847|page=8|url=https://books.google.fr/books?id=lS4DAAAAYAAJ&vq=scorbiac&hl=fr&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> Casimir pursued his early education at the institution of Abbé ] (which later became the ] in 1822). Initially intending to join the École Polytechnique, he changed direction and entered the ] in October 1815, at age 19.<ref name="Dulac">{{cite book|author=Melchior Dulac|title=L'Université catholique|volume=23|series=2|date=January 1847|page=8|url=https://books.google.fr/books?id=lS4DAAAAYAAJ&vq=scorbiac&hl=fr&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref>


He was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1820 and joined the Society of the Missionaries of France, founded by Abbé ]. His uncle, Bishop ], offered him a canonry in the Diocese of Quimper, but Scorbiac declined.<ref name="Dulac" /> He was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1820 and joined the Society of the Missionaries of France, founded by Abbé ]. His declined a canonry in the ] offered by his uncle Bishop ].<ref name="Dulac" />


=== University chaplaincy === === University chaplaincy ===
In 1823, while conducting a retreat at the Royal College of Rouen, Casimir's eloquence caught the attention of the rector of the Academy, M. Faucon, who informed ], then ].<ref>{{cite book|author=René Alby|title=Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne|volume=81|pages=455–457|publisher=Bureau de la biographie universelle|year=1847|url=https://books.google.fr/books?id=UoxUAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA456&ots=JIaj6591UI&dq=abb%C3%A9%20scorbiac%20montauban&hl=fr&pg=PA455#v=onepage&q=abb%C3%A9%20scorbiac%20montauban&f=false}}</ref> In 1823, while conducting a retreat at the ], Casimir's eloquence caught the attention of the rector who informed ], then ].<ref>{{cite book|author=René Alby|title=Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne|volume=81|pages=455–457|publisher=Bureau de la biographie universelle|year=1847|url=https://books.google.fr/books?id=UoxUAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA456&ots=JIaj6591UI&dq=abb%C3%A9%20scorbiac%20montauban&hl=fr&pg=PA455#v=onepage&q=abb%C3%A9%20scorbiac%20montauban&f=false}}</ref> Frayssinous appointed him to a new role, Chaplain of the University which allowed him to organize spiritual retreats across ]. In 1825, he conducted a retreat at ], earning the respect and gratitude of students who gifted him a painting of Saint ].<ref name="Ladoue">{{cite book|author=Casimir de Ladoue|title=Vie de Mgr de Salinis|chapter=L'abbé de Scorbiac - biographie|pages=537–544|publisher=Tolra|year=1873|url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k58383913/f562.item}}</ref>

Frayssinous created a new role for Scorbiac: Chaplain of the University. This position allowed him to organize spiritual retreats across France’s royal colleges. In 1825, he conducted a retreat at ], earning the respect and gratitude of students who gifted him a painting of Saint ].<ref name="Ladoue">{{cite book|author=Casimir de Ladoue|title=Vie de Mgr de Salinis|chapter=L'abbé de Scorbiac - biographie|pages=537–544|publisher=Tolra|year=1873|url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k58383913/f562.item}}</ref>


=== Director of Juilly College === === Director of Juilly College ===
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* {{cite book|author=François Pérennès|title=Nouvelle encyclopédie théologique|chapter=Scorbiac (Bruno-Casimir de)|pages=1051|publisher=J.P. Migne|year=1851|url=https://books.google.fr/books?id=VRwAAAAAQAAJ&lpg=PA1051&ots=llxX4wOpgs&dq=Casimir%20de%20Scorbiac%20biographie&hl=fr&pg=PA1051#v=onepage&q&f=false}} * {{cite book|author=François Pérennès|title=Nouvelle encyclopédie théologique|chapter=Scorbiac (Bruno-Casimir de)|pages=1051|publisher=J.P. Migne|year=1851|url=https://books.google.fr/books?id=VRwAAAAAQAAJ&lpg=PA1051&ots=llxX4wOpgs&dq=Casimir%20de%20Scorbiac%20biographie&hl=fr&pg=PA1051#v=onepage&q&f=false}}


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Reverend FatherBruno Charles Casimir de Scorbiac
Personal life
Born4 March 1796
Montauban, France
Died1 October 1846
Montauban, France
OccupationCatholic priest, educator, missionary

Bruno Charles Casimir de Scorbiac (4 March 1796 – 1 October 1846) was a French Catholic priest, missionary, and educator.

Biography

Early life and family

Family coat of arms of Scorbiac

Born into a noble family from Tarn-et-Garonne, Casimir was the third child of Jean-Jacques Maurice de Scorbiac and Marie Alies. The couple had four children: Coralie (1784–1855), Amé Jean Guichard Bruno (1786–1861), Casimir, and Maurice (1797–1849).

Education and priesthood

Casimir pursued his early education at the institution of Abbé Claude Rosalie Liautard (which later became the Collège Stanislas de Paris in 1822). Initially intending to join the École Polytechnique, he changed direction and entered the Saint-Sulpice Seminary in October 1815, at age 19.

He was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1820 and joined the Society of the Missionaries of France, founded by Abbé Jean-Baptiste Rauzan. His declined a canonry in the Diocese of Quimper offered by his uncle Bishop Pierre-Vincent Dombidau de Crouseilles.

University chaplaincy

In 1823, while conducting a retreat at the Royal College of Rouen, Casimir's eloquence caught the attention of the rector who informed Denis Frayssinous, then Grand Master of the University. Frayssinous appointed him to a new role, Chaplain of the University which allowed him to organize spiritual retreats across France’s royal colleges. In 1825, he conducted a retreat at Lycée Henri-IV, earning the respect and gratitude of students who gifted him a painting of Saint Thomas Aquinas.

Director of Juilly College

Juilly College, engraving from 1824

In 1828, Scorbiac became co-director of the Collège de Juilly with Antoine de Salinis. They implemented innovative educational practices, emphasizing student freedom and personal responsibility. By 1829, enrollment rose to 300 students, predominantly from affluent families.

Later life

In 1841, Scorbiac became Vicar General of Bordeaux, where he organized theological discussions and led a girls’ boarding school as chaplain. He passed away in Montauban on 1 October 1846.

Publications

  • Précis de l'histoire de la philosophie, with Philippe Gerbet and Antoine de Salinis. Paris: L. Hachette, 1841.

References

  1. Un prêtre du Sacré Cœur (1865). Notice biographique sur le baron Paul de Scorbiac. Victor Bertuot. p. 8.
  2. ^ Melchior Dulac (January 1847). L'Université catholique. 2. Vol. 23. p. 8.
  3. René Alby (1847). Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne. Vol. 81. Bureau de la biographie universelle. pp. 455–457.
  4. ^ Casimir de Ladoue (1873). "L'abbé de Scorbiac - biographie". Vie de Mgr de Salinis. Tolra. pp. 537–544.
  5. Jacques de Givry (1976). "Une grande page de l'histoire de Juilly". Juilly 1177–1977, huit siècles d'histoire. Imprimerie de la Sorbonne. pp. 72–79.
  6. Philippe Gerbet (1841). Précis de l'histoire de la philosophie. L. Hachette.

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