Ferry de Locre


Ferry de Locre was a historical and devotional writer from the County of Artois.

Life

Locre was born at Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, in the County of Artois, in 1571 and studied at Douai University under Joannes Miraeus. He became a member of the clergy and was appointed to the church of St Nicholas in Arras. He wrote a number of works, primarily historical, focusing mainly on the County of Artois. He died at Arras on 22 August 1614.

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