Biography
François Gindron, born in Lausanne around 1490 and died in the same city in 1564, was a notable and composer of music.
Son of the goldsmith Jehan Gindron, he was raised in a bourgeois environment. He is first mentioned in 1518 as a priest and cantor of the Cathedral of Lausanne; he is also mentioned from 1518 to 1525 in the registers of solemn services. In 1531 he became a marguillier. But the Reformation arrived, he participated in the Lausanne dispute (1536) as a member of the lower clergy, and on February 16, 1537 he lined up with the Reformed faith.
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Thus freed from his vow of chastity, he soon married noble Hélène Aigroz, an old nun of the convent of Bellevaux, richly endowed with buildings, vineyards, meadows and woods, daughter of a former member of the Council of Fribourg. They had four daughters. Gindron also enjoyed the income of several chapels. What is known about him reveals a notable status: he was a member of the Council of Twenty-Four in 1543, then a hospital administrator for three years from 1552. In 1557 he was rewarded for contributing to the festivities - but it is not known exactly how - for the arrival of Petreman d'Erlach, the new bailiff of Lausanne. He was re-elected to the court of the Sixty in October 1559 and died at the beginning of 1564.
In addition to these charges, he was a musician and composer, author of psalm melodies and several music collections.
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