Gauscelin de Jean (died 3 August 1348) was a French
cardinal
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Animals
* Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds
**''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae
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He was born at
Cahors in the family related (by the marriage alliance) to the family of
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 ...
. From 1312 he was archdeacon of Paris. Pope John XXII shortly after his election to the papacy named him
Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church (occupied the post until 1319), and in his first consistory on 17 December 1316 created him cardinal-priest of
SS. Marcellino e Pietro
Saints Marcellinus and Peter (sometimes called ''Petrus Exorcista'' - Peter the Exorcist;Alban Butler, Kathleen Jones, Paul Burns, ''Butler's Lives of the Saints'' (Continuum International Publishing Group, 1997), 14. it, Marcellino e Pietro) are ...
. In 1317 together with Cardinal
Luca Fieschi unsuccessfully tried to mediate (as papal legate) between Scotland and England. In Scotland the legates were even detained for some time due to their alleged partiality in favour of England. In 1319 Gauscelin was more successful by arranging a truce between France and Flanders.
In 1327 John XXII named him
Bishop of Albano
The Diocese of Albano ( la, Albanensis) is a suburbicarian see of the Roman Catholic Church in a diocese in Italy, comprising seven towns in the Province of Rome. Albano Laziale is situated some 15 kilometers from Rome, on the Appian Way.
Under c ...
and
grand penitentiary. He participated in the papal conclaves in 1334 and 1342. He held several benefices in England and France. He took part also in the process for the controversy in the Order of the Friars Minor (Franciscans) concerning the poverty of Christ and the Apostles.
He died at
Avignon
Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal dialect, Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of So ...
.
See also
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Cahorsins
The Cahorsins were merchants and financiers from the French city of Cahors and the surrounding region of Quercy during the High Middle Ages. During their 13th-century heyday, they were among the most prominent communities of Christian long-dista ...
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Cardinals created by John XXII Pope John XXII (1316–1334) created 28 new cardinals in six consistories:
18 December 1316
#Bernard de Castanet, bishop of Le Puy – cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina, † 14 August 1317.
#Jacques de Via, nephew of John XXII, bishop Avig ...
Bibliography
*Konrad Eubel: ''Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi'', Vol. I, 1913
*G. Mollat: ''Vitae paparum avenionensium'', vol. II, Paris 1928
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14th-century French cardinals
Cardinal-nephews
1348 deaths
Major Penitentiaries of the Apostolic Penitentiary
Year of birth unknown
People from Cahors
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