William of Paris (inquisitor)

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

William composed the Diologus de Septem Sacramentis at St. Jacques Convent 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 Pope Clement V to suspend William's powers after a complaint by Edward II of England, but Phillip's "bold and comtemptuous" written reply caused the Pope to back down and reinstate William. [4]

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

References

  1. ↑ Controversies. University of Toronto Press. 2012-01-01. p. 227. ISBN   9781442641150.
  2. ↑ The Gilson Lectures on Thomas Aquinas. PIMS. 2008-01-01. ISBN   9780888447302.
  3. 1 2 Porete, Marguerite (1993). Ellen Babinsky (ed.). The Mirror of Simple Souls. Paulist Press. p. 20. ISBN   0-8091-3427-6.
  4. ↑ Pike, Albert (1992). Magnum Opus Or the Great Work. Kessinger Publishing. p. 10. ISBN   1564592456.
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