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Pierre de Castelnau (? - died 15 January 1208), French ecclesiastic, made papal legate in 1199 to address the Cathar heresy, he was subsequently murdered in 1208. Following his death Pope Innocent III beatified him by papal order, excommunicated Count Raymond VI of Toulouse, and declared the Albigensian crusade.
- 1208, by Pope Innocent III
- 15 January 1208, Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, France
In 1208, Pierre de Castelnau, Innocent's papal legate, was murdered while returning to Rome after excommunicating Count Raymond VI of Toulouse, who, in his view, was too lenient with the Cathars. Pope Innocent III then declared de Castelnau a martyr and launched the Albigensian Crusade in 1209.
Apr 2, 2024 · Peter Of Castelnau was a Cistercian martyr, apostolic legate, and inquisitor against the Albigenses, most particularly the Cathari (heretical Christians who held unorthodox views on the nature of good and evil), whose assassination led to the Albigensian Crusade. Peter became an archdeacon in 1199.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Born in the Diocese of Montpellier, Languedoc, now Department of Hérault, France; died 15 Jan., 1208. He embraced the ecclesiastical state, and was appointed Archdeacon of Maguelonne (now Montpellier). Pope Innocent III sent him (1199) with two Cistercians as his legate into the middle of France, for the conversion of the Albigenses.
Pierre de Castelnau est un prêtre catholique, né vers 1170 et assassiné le 14 janvier 1208 près de l'abbaye de Saint-Gilles-du-Gard. Durant sa vie, il tente de convertir les cathares. Sa mort est à l'origine de la croisade des Albigeois.
Aug 3, 2023 · He dispatched an emissary, Pierre de Castelnau, to talk some sense into the heretics. But, Castelnau's tactics were a bit heavy-handed, and the Cathars murdered him in 1208. This, of course, did not go down well in the Vatican, and the pope ordered a crusade against the Cathars.
Dec 21, 2020 · Frustrated by repeated failed attempts of grassroots conversion of the Cathar heretics, pope Innocent decided upon a new approach. In January 1208, he dispatched the papal legate Pierre de Castelnau to meet with Count Raymond VI of Toulouse.
