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Hélie de Bourdeilles

Hélie de Bourdeilles

July 5 · 1423–1484

Hélie de Bourdeilles (1423, France — 1484, Artannes-sur-Indre) — Saint, cardinal. Feast day: 5 July.

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Hélie de Bourdeilles was a 15th-century French Franciscan prelate who served as the Archbishop of Tours and a cardinal. Born around 1423 to Viscount Arnaud de Bourdeilles, he joined the Order of Friars Minor early in life. His ecclesiastical career included serving as the Bishop of Périgueux starting in 1447. Known for his commitment to religious poverty and his defense of church autonomy against state interference, he was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope Sixtus IV in 1483.

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