Mgr Denys Auguste AFFRE (1793-1848) - Archbishop of Paris wh - Lot 21

Lot 21
Go to lot
Estimation :
50 - 80 EUR
Mgr Denys Auguste AFFRE (1793-1848) - Archbishop of Paris wh - Lot 21
Mgr Denys Auguste AFFRE (1793-1848) - Archbishop of Paris who died in front of the barricades during the insurrection of 1848, while interposing himself between the troops and the insurgents. P.S. "Dionysius Archipiscopus parisiensis" Paris (January) 1840, 1 page folio, in Latin, on his letterhead with archbishop's seal. Letter by which he appoints as priest Auguste Alexis SURAT, who will become archdeacon of NOTRE-DAME, and who will be massacred during the "bloody week" on May 27, 1871. - Attached, two attestations also signed by Mgr Denys AFFRE, concerning Mgr Auguste SURAT.
My orders
Sale information
Sales conditions
Return to catalogue