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After the Peace of Aix la Chapelle, he returned to his studies. He spent some time in a seminary at Paris, and went into the Church ; and, after having taken his degrees in Theology, le became Canon and Vicar General of the Cathedral Church of Treguier, with a pension of 2000 livres, which, howerver, he always applied to the use of the poorer students. In 1772 he was made Bishop of Leon, (to which the title of Comte is also annexed) ; and there being but a very small seminary in his See, he purchased a large piece of ground, and erected and fitted up a very handsome building or college at his own expence, proper to hold about 200 persons, over whom he placed Ecclesiastics, distinguished for theur learning and piety ; to this college he added a small seminary, where the poorer students were brought up and instructed free of all expense.
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