Name Antonin Cloche | Died 1720 | |
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Antonin Cloche (1628 - 1720) was the Master of the Order of Preachers from 1686 to 1720.
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Early biography
Antonin Cloche was from a rich French family.
Formation
Cloche entered the Dominican Order in the Province of Toulouse.
Career
Under the masterships of Juan Tomás de Rocaberti and Antonio de Monroy Cloche served as the master's envoy to the Kingdom of France.
Cloche was unanimously elected master at the Dominican chapter held in 1686 at Rome after the death of the previous master de Monroy.
As master, he was a proponent of popular preaching along the lines of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament. Jansenism and Gallicanism continued spreading in the French order during his mastership. He lived as a great lord, hosting many ecclesiastical dignitaries at his country house in San Pastore.
He died in 1720 at age 92.