Gabriel Vendages de Malapeire

Gabriel Vendages de Malapeire (1624-1702) was a French aristocrat, parliamentarian and poet. He wrote Marian poetry and built a chapel in Toulouse.

Gabriel Vendages de Malapeire
Born1624
Died1702
Occupation(s)Parliamentarian, poet

Early life

Gabriel Vendages de Malapeire was born in 1624.[1] His father was a parliamentarian.[1]

Career

Vendages de Malapeire was a courtier to the King of France.[1] He was a member of the Acadèmia dels Jòcs Florals.[1] In 1688, he co-founded the Société des Belles-Lettres de Toulouse with Adrian Martel, a lawyer.[1] The society was discontinued in 1699.[1]

Vendages de Malapeire wrote poetry about the Virgin Mary.[1] In 1671, he patronized the construction of the Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel chapel in Toulouse.[1][2] It was dedicated in 1678.[1] He authored a description of the chapel in 1692, including the paintings he had commissioned for it.[3]

Death and legacy

Vendages de Malapeire died in 1702.[1] His chapel was destroyed in 1806.[1]

References
  1. Trouvé, Stéphanie (2006). "Les écrits de Molinier, Pader et Vendages de Malapeire et la peinture à Toulouse au XVIIe siècle". Dix-septième Siècle (in French). 1 (230): 101–115. doi:10.3917/dss.061.0101. ISBN 9782130555209.
  2. Héritage de l'antique: Delphes. Toulouse: Presses Universitaires du Mirail. 2002. p. 76. ISBN 9782858165582. OCLC 492344682.
  3. "Description de la chapelle de Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Par Mr. Malapeire". University of Toulouse. Retrieved March 28, 2016.


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