biography
| name: |
Cochin, Jacques-Denis
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pronunciation:
[kohshĩ]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1726–83)
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| biography:
| Preacher and philanthropist, born in Paris, France. He studied theology in the Sorbonne, was ordained in 1755, and looked after the parish of Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas for the rest of his life. Renowned for his preaching, he also set up and financed a hospital for the poor of his parish in 1780, which still bears his name. |
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