Oliver_Maillard
Oliver Maillard (b. at Juignac, (?), Brittany, about 1430; d. at Toulouse, 22 July 1502) was a Breton Franciscan preacher.
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He was celebrated as forceful and popular, for his Lenten sermons in both churches and public places. His style of preaching was blunt, sometimes coarse,[1] witty and satirical,[2][3] influenced by the school of Bernardino of Siena.[4] He criticized bankers for charging exorbitant interest,[2] accused Louis XI of cruelty, and espoused the cause of Jeanne de Valois.
Maillard confirmed Charles VIII of France in his plan of restoring Roussillon and Cerdagne to Aragon. Pope Innocent VIII asked Maillard in 1488 to use his best endeavours with the French king for abolishing the Pragmatic Sanction.