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Konrad von Marburg (sometimes anglicised as Conrad of Marburg) (1180 – 30 July 1233) was a medieval German Catholic priest, inquisitor and nobleman. He is perhaps best known as the spiritual director of Elizabeth of Hungary .
Konrad von Marburg (born c. 1180, probably near Marburg, Thuringia—died July 30, 1233, near Marburg) was the first papal inquisitor in Germany, whose excessive cruelty led to his own death. In 1214 he was commissioned by Pope Innocent III to press his crusade against the Albigenses, a heretical Christian sect flourishing in western Europe.
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Konrad von Marburg (* um 1185; † 30. Juli 1233 in Beltershausen bei Marburg) war ein hochmittelalterlicher Priester und Magister, erfolgreicher Kreuzzugsprediger, später Inquisitor und Beichtvater Elisabeths von Thüringen, der späteren Heiligen Elisabeth.
Papal letters and contemporary chroniclers describe Conrad as a man of much ability, large theological learning, great eloquence, ardent zeal in defence of the purity of Catholic Faith, and a severe ascetic. They also agree as to the sternness of his character.
Sep 10, 2014 · Am 30. Juli 1233 bettelt Konrad von Marburg um sein Leben. Häscher haben ihm aufgelauert, wenige Kilometer von seiner Heimatstadt entfernt. Doch ihn verschonen? Nichts liegt den Mördern...
Konrad von Marburg (sometimes anglicised as Conrad of Marburg) (1180 – 30 July 1233) was a medieval German Catholic priest, inquisitor and nobleman. He is perhaps best known as the spiritual director of Elizabeth of Hungary.
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Quick Reference. ( c. 1180–1233), Inquisitor. He was charged with reforming missions in Germany and won the confidence of the Landgrave Ludwig IV of Thuringia; in 1225 he became the director and confessor of Ludwig's wife, St Elizabeth. In 1231 he was appointed the first Papal Inquisitor in Germany, with absolute power over heretics.
