François-Jean Lefebvre de la Barre (12 September 1745 – 1 July 1766) was a young French nobleman. He was tortured and beheaded before his body was burnt on a pyre along with Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary nailed to his torso. La Barre is often said to have been executed for not saluting a Roman Catholic religious procession, though other charges of a similar nature were laid against him.
In France, Lefebvre de la Barre is widely regarded a symbol of the victims of Christian religious intolerance, along with Jean Calas and Pierre-Paul Sirven, all championed by Voltaire. A statue to de la Barre stands near the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Paris at the summit of the butte Montmartre (itself named from the Temple of Mars), the highest point in Paris and an 18th arrondissement street nearby the Sacré-Cœur is also named after Lefebvre de la Barre.
Lefebvre de la Barre was a descendant of Antoine Lefèbvre de La Barre, a governor of the French Antilles and then New France.
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Some of their strengths
Jean-François Lefebvre de la Barre has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Energetic, Brave, Honest, Adventurous, Generous, Bold, and Determined.
Smart and Sophisticated
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Jean-François Lefebvre de la Barre is someone who is a smart, sophisticated, and organized person who displays kindness and grace in every day interactions, and who also has a passionate soul. A person who defines themself by their friends and what groups they belong to.
Adventurous and Free
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Jean-François Lefebvre de la Barre well know them as someone who can be talented, wayward and free, like a big river or the ocean.
Ambitious and Forceful
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Jean-François Lefebvre de la Barre as someone who is ambitious, hard-working, determined, and intelligent.
A person who has a knack for identifying opportunities, has amazing concentration and focus, who can work independently, who likes starting new things, and who is somewhat of an intellectual.
Exacting and Achievement-oriented
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Jean-François Lefebvre de la Barre is someone who has very high expectations for people, and who can be extremely focused on achieving goals and objectives.
They are also someone who is confident and creative, and who has a love for starting new projects, inventing new things, and giving back to the community.
Altruistic and Purposeful
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Jean-François Lefebvre de la Barre tends to be someone who has a desire to be of service to a higher calling and who is always trying to perfect things. Who can be practical and polished, reserved and methodical, and who tends to trust internal judgment before trusting anyone else at face value.
Some of Jean-François Lefebvre de la Barre's challenges
While Jean-François Lefebvre de la Barre has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Jean-François Lefebvre de la Barre can be Perfectionist, Stubborn, Difficult, Short-tempered, Impulsive, Complicated, and Brusque.
Difficult and Perfectionist
One of Jean-François Lefebvre de la Barre's key challenges is that they are someone who can be difficult and too much of a perfectionist.
Relentless and Inflexible
Jean-François Lefebvre de la Barre is someone who can be relentless, obsessive, and inflexible, who can be confrontational with work colleagues, can have difficulty communicating feelings and be somewhat reclusive, and who can be self-destructive, overindulgent, and extravagant.
Critical and Bossy
Finally, Jean-François Lefebvre de la Barre also can be too focused on the small details of life, try to control whatever is happening, and be finicky and demanding.
