The Curé at Thurins

Anthoine Peysal begins to appear in the registers as Curé at Thurins in 1673. He continued to follow his calling there until just before he was put to rest on 11 June 1721 at the age of 78. The Curés of the Lyonnais gathered to witness his funeral at the church.
 

For almost fifty years he witnessed the sadness and joys of everyday life; he baptised, married and buried the vast extended Rat family. He was clearly very much a part of family life as he travelled into Lyon to attend ceremonies and maybe celebrations although he is not recorded as a witness at the marriage of Pierre Gravillon and Jeanne Rat (the grandparents of Sophia d'Aigueville).

Neither did he perform the burial service for his sister, Catherine Peysal, on the 17 October 1712 shortly after she died at the age of 72. Catherine had married Philibert Rat, a merchant, and they were Sophia's great grandparents. Consequently, the Père Anthoine is Sophia's great great uncle.

Anthoine's church remains in Thurins although the tower has grown over the years.

The commune is thirty kilometres to the west of Lyon in the Monts du Lyonnais.

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