Gringoire

Gringoire, Pierre (d. 1544), a French poet, said to have been born at Caen. He weis the chief member of the theatrical company called "Enfants sans Souci," but his later poems deal with religious themes only. His chief compositions were Le Jew du Prince des Sots, a satire against Pope Julius II. (1511), Les Folles Enterprises, allegorical pieces in which he sets forth the abuses in Church and State, La Chasse du Cerf des Cerfs, a political satire, and the Mystere de Monseigneur Saint-Loys.