Jean Charay

The Abbot Jean Charay is a priest, historian, archeologist, writer, and humanistic born on August 13rd, 1916 with Valley-the-Baths (Ardèche) and deceased on May 29th, 1997 with Aubenas (Ardeche).

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The figure of Jean Charay drawn and engraved by Jean Chièze reveals the cross symbol of the faith, the anchor symbol of the hope, and the heart symbol of charity.

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1916 - August 13rd: Birth with Valley-the-Baths.
1925 - 1933: Secondary studies with the Control of the Cathedral of Fish ponds, then with the College of the Sacred Heart with Year.
1933 - 1939: Studies with the Great Seminar of Fish ponds.
1939 - July 1st: Ordered priest by Monseigneur Alfred Couderc, bishop of Fish ponds.
1939 - 1962: Professor with the Small Seminar of Aubenas.
1947 - 1948: Follows in " listener libre" courses at the National school of the Charters and the School from Louvre in Paris.
1949: First conference on the history of Aubenas.
1952: Member of the Higher Commission of the Historic buildings.
1955 - December 10th: Officer of Academy for " services rendered to the history locale".
1956 - 1986: Conservative of the Castle of Aubenas.
1956 - 1992: Conservative of the Old Files of Aubenas.
1956 - 1994: Member of the National committee Olivier de Serres.
1957 - 1977: Member of the Office of the Re-examined of Vivarais .
1958 - 1992: Member of the office of the Tourist office, the Trade fair of Aubenas, the Public library, and the Association of the Friends of the Inheritance.
1960 - 1994: Conservative of the Dome Saint-Beno4it cheese of Aubenas and organizer in this building of the Regrouping of Objets d'art Religious.
1964 - June 24th: Knight in the National order of the Merit.
1965: Founding member and one of the first vice-presidents of the Company of Safeguard of the Old Monuments of Ardeche.
1965 - 1982: Conservative of Antiquities and Objets d'art of the Department of Ardeche.
1968: Prize winner of the Company of the Men of letters.
1970: Member Corresponding of the Drômoise Academy, Member of the departmental Commission of the Movable Objects.
1970 - 1983: Member of the Commission of the Departmental Council of Achitecture.
1970 - 1986: Conservative of the Castle of Vogue, where it will install in 1972 the Departmental Center of Documentation, General secretary of Association Vivante Ardeche .
1971: Member and Secretary of the Diocésaine Commission of Sacred art.
1971 -1997: Member of the committee of the Review of the Company of the Children and Friends of Villeneuve-of-Berg.
1975: Prize winner of the Academy of Science, the Humanities, and Arts of Lyon. Member corresponding of this same Academy.
1977: Prize winner of the Institute of France, Prize winner of the Academy of the Inscriptions and the Humanities.
1977 - December 28th: Knight in the National order of the Legion of Honor.
1979: Founder president of the Section of Ardeche of the Association of the members of the National order of the Merit.
1980: Prize winner of the General advice of Ardeche. Prize winner of the Ministry for the Culture.
1982 - February 4th: Prize winner of the French Academy. Officer in the Order of the Academic Palms.
1983 - October 20th: Donation of an important part of her library (approximately 4000 volumes) to the Public library of Aubenas.
1986 - September 25th: Donation of its Collection of Works of art at the town of Aubenas, receives the medal of the town of Aubenas and the department of Ardeche.
1989: Cofounder, first Vice-president then Perpetual Secretary of the Academy of Science, Letters and Arts of Ardeche. Member of the Departmental committee of the Bicentenary of the French revolution in Ardeche.
1991: Copresident of Honor of Association for the Animation of the Castle of Aubenas.
1992 - May 20th: Money medal of the city of Deprived for the gift made with the Municipal Media library of 41 volumes connected of its works carrying its ex libris. Fact gift with the Departmental records of Ardeche of an important part of her Personal records.
1992 - August 12th: Gift of a collection of its works to the Public library of Laurac.
1994: Gift with the Public library of Valley-the-Baths of 87 stitched works of which he is the author.
1996: Gift with the commune of Alba-the-Roman, cradle of her paternal family, a whole of 7 old engravings. Designate Mr. François Hartmann like executor.
1997 - May 29th: death with Aubenas.
1997 - June 4th: Religious funeral in the Saint Martin's day Church of Valley-the-Baths, then dispersion of its ashes according to its last wills, in the tomb of the Fathers Jesuits (whom it had made restore) to the cemetery of Aubenas. Bequeath all its goods to the town of Valley-the-Baths.

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