Processus Bernardi Delitiosi: The Trial of Fr. Bernard Delicieux, 3 September-8 December 1319 Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 86, P (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780871698612)

In the beginning of the 14th cent. In France, the regime of Philip the Fair asserted the power & prerogatives of royal authority, creating tensions most pronounced in the region of Languedoc. The Franciscan friar Bernard Delicieux was one of the most controversial figures in the south of France. Politician, agitator, tribune of the people & enemy of the Inquisition, hero & leader of the Spiritual Franciscans, he engaged in the many struggles. This vol. contains an Intro. to the Inquisition's trial of 1319 against Delicieux, which ended with his condemnation, degradation from spiritual office, & imprisonment, which resulted in his death; a discussion of the charges brought against him; & Processus Bernardi Delitiosi, the Latin text of the official records of the trial.

Author: Alan Friedlander
ISBN-10: 0871698617
ISBN-13: 9780871698612
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1996
Pages: 393
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.02lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.94d