William of Paris (inquisitor)

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William of Paris, O.P., ( -1314), Dominican priest and theologian. [1]

William composed the Diologus de Septem Sacramentis at the Priory of St. Jacques in Paris between 1310 and 1314. [2]

He was confessor of Philip IV of France.

He was made inquisitor of France in 1303, and began a campaign against the Templars in 1307. [3] The arrest of the Templars led to Pope Clement V to suspend William's powers after a complaint from Edward II of England, but King Phillip's "bold and comtemptuous" written reply caused the Pope to back down and re-instate William. [4]

In 1310 he presided over the trial of Marguerite Porete. [3]

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