Fulk of Neuilly (also appearing in the forms "Fulke," "Foulque," "Foulques," "Fulco," "Folco," ''etc''., and as "de Neuilly") (died 1201) was a French preacher of the twelfth century, and priest of Neuilly-sur-Marne. His preaching encouraged the

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. He is a '' beatus'' of the

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; his feast is celebrated on March 2. A priest at Neuilly from 1191, he attended the lectures of

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by advising him to marry off his three evil daughters, his

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, and

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; and that the king replied that he would marry them appropriately to the

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, the

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, and to the

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and

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of the

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. An invitation for Fulk to preach a crusade came from

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in 1199. His preaching influenced both

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, and

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. Fulk's assiduous enthusiasm in carrying out his mission led to rumours concerning the usage made of the monetary sums it produced. He died shortly afterwards.

Bibliography

* C. Grasso, ''Folco di Neuilly sacerdos et predicator crucis'', dans "Nuova Rivista Storica", Anno 2010 - Volume XCIV - Fascicolo III, p. 741-764. *
Chronica Magistri Rogeri de Hovedene
' (ed.,

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) (4 vols., Rolls series, 1868–1871) (in Latin) * ''Itinerarium Kambriae'' (ed., James F. Dimock) available i
Giraldi Cambrensis Opera: Volume VI (1868)
(in Latin)

Notes

* {{Authority control 1201 deaths 12th-century French Roman Catholic priests Fourth Crusade Christians of the Fourth Crusade Year of birth unknown