ID EN S . ▁E T . ▁ME LI OR A . ▁S PI R AN S . O BI IT . ▁D IE . ▁XX V . ▁NO VE MB R IS . ▁AN NO . ▁MD CC CV I . A ET AT IS . ▁L XX V II ". ▁ ▁The ▁bishop ▁had , ▁in ▁fact ▁died ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁his ▁remains ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁Saint - Pol ▁de ▁Lé on ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁This ▁tomb ▁car ved ▁from ▁Car r ara ▁mar ble ▁is ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Lé on ▁C ug not . ▁C ug not ' s ▁sculpt ure ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁bishop ▁tender ing ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Convention , ▁propos ing ▁that ▁he ▁take ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁pri ests ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁put ▁in ▁prison . ▁His ▁request ▁was ▁ignored , ▁but ▁he ▁never ▁ceased ▁to ▁protest ▁against ▁both ▁the ▁Republic ▁and ▁the ▁Empire . ▁He ▁ignored ▁the ▁Con cord at ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁issued ▁by ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁VII , ▁which ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁relationships ▁between ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁Holy ▁See . ▁Mon se igneur ▁de ▁La ▁Mar che ▁introduced ▁the ▁pot ato ▁to ▁Lé on ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" B ishop ▁of ▁pot atoes ". ▁ ▁Before ▁entering ▁the ▁church ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Drag o ons ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁and ▁was ▁injured ▁at ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁P lais ance ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 6 . ▁