Bossuet
JACQUES BÉNIGNE (bos- In the older portions of the city the ü-ā'), a French theologian, born in Dijon, Sept. 27, 1627. At the age of 15 he entered the College of Navarre, where he studied Greek and the Holy Scriptures, read the ancient classics, and investigated the Cartesian philosophy. In 1652 he was ordained priest, and made a canon of Metz. In 1670 he was appointed preceptor to the Dauphin, and in 1681 he was raised to the see of Meaux.
He drew up the famous propositions adopted by the assembly of French clergy, which secured the freedom of the Gallican Church against the aggressions of the Pope. Pope. He opposed Quietism, and prosecuted Madame Guyon; and when his old friend Fénelon defended her he caused him to be exiled. He died in Paris, April 12, 1704. streets are narrow and irregular, but since 1872, when the city was visited by a destructive fire, much has been done toward straightening them. The newer section built on recovered land on the Back Bay and the Fenway are far more regular and handsome in appearance. The financial center of the city is State street. The retail center is on Washington, Tremont, and Winter streets. On High and the neighboring streets are the boot and shoe markets.
The wholesale dry goods establishments are on Franklin, Chauncey, Summer, and neighboring streets. The suburbs of the city are exceedingly attractive because of their natural beauty and notable buildings.
Boston is the center of the largest shoe and textile manufacturing community in the world. It is the commercial metropolis of New England and is the greatest wool and leather market in the United States. It has also a large commerce in grain, cotton, iron, steel products, sugar, flour, hides and leather,