Louis BacuezNICOLAS LOUIS BACUEZ (1820-1892), whose surname sometimes appears as Bacquez, was born on February 3, 1820, in Loison-sous-Lens. He studied at the seminary in Arras, came to Paris to attend the Saint-Sulpice Seminary in 1842, and was ordained priest n June 1844. Bacuez then began a long and successful career as a seminary professor, teaching philosophy in Rodez from 1844 to 1847 and moral theology in Lyon from 1847 to 1854, directing philosophy in Angers from 1854 to 1863 and in Nantes from 1863 to 1864, and finally, took charge of the course on Sacred Scripture at the Saint-Sulpice Seminary in Paris. In 1871, during the Paris Commune, this seminary was stormed by the National Guard. Louis Bacuez was arrested, taken hostage by the Commune leaders, imprisoned from May 9 to 28, 1871, and narrowly escaped death. Upon his release, he resumed teaching. At the time of his death on August 31, 1892, Bacuez was one of the three directors of the Saint-Sulpice Seminary. According to the author of his obituary, Louis Bacuez led "a life of study, prayer, and meditation: a true Sulpician life." He was buried in the Montparnasse Cemetery, as were many seminarians and directors of Saint-Sulpice before him. Read More Read Less