Abbe

Abbé

... 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 abbeys, 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 ...