Affre

Affre, DENIS AUGUSTE, was born 27th September 1793, and in 1840, on account of his prudent and temperate character, was made Archbishop of Paris by the government of Louis Philippe. Though not yielding a blind submission to all the measures of that government, he abstained from offensive opposition; and when in 1848 a republic was proclaimed, he kept aloof from political strife, but displayed earnest care for the public welfare. During the June insurrection, he climbed on a barricade in the Place de la Bastille, carrying a green bough in his hand, as a messenger of peace; but he had scarcely uttered a few words, when the firing recommenced, and he fell mortally wounded, to die next day, June 27. He was the author of several theological writings, and of a work on Egyptian hieroglyphics.