MARBEAU (Mgr). - Lot 168

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MARBEAU (Mgr). - Lot 168
MARBEAU (Mgr). Bishop of Meaux. Letter signed "Marbeau". Meaux, October 19, 1914. 1 page in-8. Touching letter written in the early months of the First World War, in which the bishop of Meaux expresses his compassion for the worries of a correspondent: "Monseigneur understands and shares your anguish... The bishopric will do its utmost to give news of the deceased..." A moving document testifying to the role of ecclesiastical authorities in supporting families in the early days of the conflict, when the disappearance of soldiers plunged many families into uncertainty.
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