Bertrand de la Tour (1265? – 1332 or 1333), also known as Bertrand de Turre, was a French

Franciscan The Franciscans are a group of related organizations in the Catholic Church, founded or inspired by the Italian saint Francis of Assisi. They include three independent Religious institute, religious orders for men (the Order of Friars Minor bei ...

theologian and

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

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, France. Serving as a provincial minister in

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from 1312 onwards he became a leading opponent of the Franciscan Spirituals. He undertook diplomatic missions for

Pope John XXII Pope John 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 Papacy, Avignon Pope, elected by ...

with Bernard Gui from 1317–1318. After this time, he was asked to aid in evaluating the heresy of Peter Olivi. De la Tour was made Archbishop of Salerno and then Cardinal of San Vitale in 1320. In 1323 De la Tour was appointed cardinal bishop of Tusculum. After the deposition of

Michael of Cesena Michael of Cesena (Michele di Cesena or Michele Fuschi) ( 1270 – 29 November 1342) was an Italian Franciscans, Franciscan, Minister general (Franciscan), minister general of that order, and theologian. His advocacy of Apostolic poverty, ev ...

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), 351. *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