Conecte (or Connecte), Thomas

Conecte (or Connecte), Thomas a Carmelite monk, was born at Rennes in the 14th century. He acquired in his native place a great reputation as a preacher, and attracted crowds of hearers in Flanders and various parts of France. He finally passed into Italy, everywhere preaching a reformation among the clergy, but was finally burned at the stake, in Rome, in 1434. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.

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