Massillon, Jean Baptiste

Related Category: Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches: General Biographies

(zhäN bätēst´ mäsēyôN´), 1663–1742, French clergyman, bishop of Clermont from 1717. He was celebrated for his preaching, especially at the courts of Louis XIV and Louis XV. Collections of sermons include a series for Advent and a series for Lent.