Jean de Marigny (died December 26, 1350), French bishop, was a younger
brother of Enguerrand de Marigny.Entering the church at an early age,
he was rapidly advanced until in 1313 he was made bishop of Beauvais.
During the next twenty years he was one of the most notable of the
members of the French episcopate, and was particularly in favour with
King Philip VI.Entering the church at an early age, he was rapidly
advanced until in 1313 he was made bishop of Beauvais. During the next
twenty years he was one of the most notable of the members of the
French episcopate, and was particularly in favour with King Philip
VI.He devoted himself in 1335 to the completion of the choir of
Beauvais Cathedral, the enormous windows of which were filled with the
richest glass. But this building activity, which has left one of the
most notable Gothic monuments in Europe, was broken into by the
Hundred Years' War.Jean de Marigny, a successful administrator and man
of affairs rather than a saintly churchman, was made one of the king's
lieutenants in southern France in 1341 against the English invasion. Jean de Marigny Top Movies & Young Movies