Clos des Litanies Pomerol
In a Corner of Pomerol, 1514 On April 19, 1514, in Pomerol in southwestern France, Jean de Valon, prior of the Knights of Malta, appointed a young monk to serve the parish priest of Saint-Jean de Pomeyrol. His name was Mathieu Bossuet. Records describe him as “a man recommended for his religious fervor and for the sincerity of his life and morals.” Brother Bossuet withdrew from the bustle of the parish and settled in a small enclosed plot surrounded by vineyards. There, it is said, he would open his breviary each day and quietly, repeatedly recite a litany to Saint Vincent, the patron saint of winemakers.
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