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Bertrand de la Tour (c. 1262–1332), also known as Bertrand de Turre, was a French

Franciscan The Franciscans are a group of related Mendicant orders, mendicant Christianity, Christian Catholic religious order, religious orders within the Catholic Church. Founded in 1209 by Italian Catholic friar Francis of Assisi, these orders include t ...

theologian and

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. De la Tour was born in Camboulit in the old province of

Quercy Quercy (; oc, Carcin , locally ) is a former province of France located in the country's southwest, bounded on the north by Limousin, on the west by Périgord and Agenais, on the south by Gascony and Languedoc, and on the east by Rouergue and Au ...

, France. Serving as a provincial minister in

Aquitaine Aquitaine ( , , ; oc, Aquitània ; eu, Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Aguiéne''), archaic Guyenne or Guienne ( oc, Guiana), is a historical region of southwestern France and a former administrative region of the country. Since 1 January ...

from 1312 onwards he became a leading opponent of the

Franciscan Spirituals The Fraticelli (Italian for "Little Brethren") or Spiritual Franciscans opposed changes to the rule of Saint Francis of Assisi, especially with regard to poverty, and regarded the wealth of the Church as scandalous, and that of individual church ...

. He undertook diplomatic missions for

Pope John XXII Pope John XXII ( la, Ioannes PP. XXII; 1244 – 4 December 1334), born Jacques Duèze (or d'Euse), was head of the Catholic Church from 7 August 1316 to his death in December 1334. He was the second and longest-reigning Avignon Pope, elected by ...

with

Bernard Gui Bernard Gui (), also known as Bernardo Gui or Bernardus Guidonis (c. 1261/62 – 30 December 1331), was a Dominican friar, Bishop of Lodève, and a papal inquisitor during the later stages of the Medieval Inquisition. Due to his fictionali ...

from 1317-1318. After this time, he was asked to aid in evaluating the heresy of

Peter Olivi Peter John Olivi, also Pierre de Jean Olivi or Petrus Joannis Olivi (1248 – 14 March 1298), was a French Franciscan theologian and philosopher who, although he died professing the faith of the Roman Catholic Church, remained a controversial figure ...

. De la Tour was made Archbishop of Salerno and then Cardinal of San Vitale in 1320. After the deposition of

Michael of Cesena Michael of Cesena (''Michele di Cesena'' or ''Michele Fuschi'') ( 1270 – 29 November 1342) was an Italian Franciscan, Minister General of that order, and theologian. His advocacy of evangelical poverty brought him into conflict with Pope ...

in 1328, on John XXII's behest de la Tour acted as vicar general of the Franciscan Order. He was nicknamed ''Doctor famosus''.

Bibliography

*Patrick Nold, ''Bertrand de la Tour O.Min.: Life and Works'', Archivum Franciscanum Historicum, 94 (2001), 275-323 *Patrick Nold, ''Bertrand de la Tour O.Min.: Manuscript list and sermon supplement'', Archivum Franciscanum Historicum, 95 (2002), 3-51 *Patrick Nold, ''Pope John XXII and his Franciscan Cardinal: Bertrand de la Tour and the Apostolic Poverty Controversy'' (Oxford, 2003)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Turre, Bertrand de 1332 deaths French Franciscans Archbishops of Salerno 14th-century French cardinals Cardinal-bishops of Frascati Year of birth uncertain