Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas
Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas | |
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| Bishop of Lombez | |
Line drawing of the effigy of Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas, from his tomb in St. Peter's Basilica | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Lombez |
| Elected | 5 July 1473 |
| Term ended | 4 August 1499 |
| Predecessor | Sanche Garsie d'Aure |
| Successor | Denis de Villiers de la Groslaye |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina (1493-1499) Bishop of Condom (1496-1499) |
| Orders | |
| Created cardinal | 20 September 1493 by Pope Alexander VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1435-39 |
| Died | 6 August 1499 (aged 63–64) Rome, Papal States |
| Buried | St. Peter's Basilica |
| Coat of arms | |
Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas or Jean Villier de la Grolaie, or Groslaye etc., also called the Cardinal of Saint-Denis (died 1499), was a French Roman Catholic abbot, bishop and from 1493 cardinal. He died as French ambassador in Rome, and is remembered for commissioning Michelangelo in 1498 to sculpt his Pietà for St. Peter's Basilica.