# Pigneau de Behaine

> French missionary (1741-1799)

**Wikidata**: [Q1851231](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1851231)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Pigneau_de_Béhaine)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/pigneau-de-behaine

## Summary

Pigneau de Behaine was born on November 2, 1741, in Origny-en-Thiérache.[1][2] He was a missionary, Catholic priest, and Catholic bishop.[3] His religion was the Catholic Church.[3]


## References

1. BnF authorities
2. Catholic-Hierarchy.org
3. general catalog of BnF
4. Virtual International Authority File
5. CERL Thesaurus
6. Encyclopædia Britannica Online
7. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013