biography
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Lachaise, François d'Aix de
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known as le Père la Chaise
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pronunciation:
[lashez]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1624–1709)
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| biography:
| Jesuit, born at the castle of Aix, Forez, C France. Louis XIV selected him as his confessor in 1674, and he retained the post until his death. The cemetery Père Lachaise in Paris, built on the site of his gardens, is named after him. |
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