Abbé 1091684 204158929 2008-04-08T05:36:54Z JAnDbot 1725149 robot Adding: cs, da, nl, sk Removing: fr, sl {{otheruses|Abbe}} [[Image:Abbé, Nordisk familjebok.png|thumb|French abbé from the 18th century.]] '''Abbé''' (from Latin [[abbas]], in turn from Greek αββας = ''abbas'' [[father]], from [[Aramaic]] ''abba'') is the French word for ''[[abbot]]''. It is the title for lower-ranking [[Catholic]] clergymen in France. A [[concordat]] passed between [[Pope Leo X]] and [[Francis I of France]] (between [[1515]] and [[1521]]), gave the kings of France the right to nominate 255 ''Abbés commendataires'' for almost all French [[abbey]]s, who received income from a [[monastery]] without needing to render a service. Since the mid-[[16th century]], the title ''abbé'' has been used for all young clergymen with or without [[consecration]]. Their clothes consisted of a black or dark violet robes with a small collar; they were [[tonsure]]d. Since those ''abbés'' only rarely commanded an [[abbey]], they often worked in honourable families as [[tutor]]s, [[spiritual director]]s, etc.; others became [[writer]]s. [[Category:Abbés| ]] [[cs:Abbé]] [[da:Abbé]] [[de:Abbé]] [[nl:Abbé]] [[sk:Abbé]] [[sv:Abbé]]