Raymond Gaufredi (died 1310), sometimes anglicized as Raymond Godefroy, was Minister General of the
Franciscan Order from 1289 to 1295.
Life
Raymond Gaufredi was born in Marseille. A sympathizer with 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 became
Minister General
Minister General is the term used for the leader or Superior General of the different branches of the Order of Friars Minor. It is a term exclusive to them, and comes directly from its founder, St. Francis of Assisi. He chose this word over "Super ...
of the Order of Friars Minor in 1289. Despite
Pope Nicholas IV
Pope Nicholas IV ( la, Nicolaus IV; 30 September 1227 – 4 April 1292), born Girolamo Masci, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 February 1288 to his death on 4 April 1292. He was the first Franciscan to be ele ...
having been the first Franciscan pope, it was not until his death in 1292 that Gaufredi felt able to relax the sanctions against the Spirituals, who had been persecuted for their strong condemnations of luxury in the church. Gaufredi was responsible in particular for the release from prison of
Roger Bacon.
Angelo da Clareno
Angelo da Clareno (1247/1248 – 15 June 1337), also known as Angelo Clareno, was the founder and leader of one of the groups of Fraticelli in the early 14th century.
Life
Originally known as Pietro da Fossombrone, he was born about 1248, and ...
and some of his followers—including
St Thomas of Tolentino
Thomas of Tolentino ( it, Tommaso di or '; 8 April 1321) was a medieval Franciscan missionary who was martyred with his three companions in Thane, India, for " blaspheming" Muhammad. His relics were removed to Quanzhou, China, and Tolentino, It ...
—were released from confinement and sent as missionaries to Armenia in order to avoid persecution from the friars in the March of Ancona. He nominated
Pierre Jean 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 fig ...
for a teaching position at the
University of Montpellier
The University of Montpellier (french: Université de Montpellier) is a public research university located in Montpellier, in south-east of France. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the oldest universities in the wor ...
.
Gaufredi was also a supporter of the Franciscan
tertiary
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The period began with the demise of the non- avian dinosaurs in the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, at the start ...
Ramón Llull
Ramon Llull (; c. 1232 – c. 1315/16) was a philosopher, theologian, poet, missionary, and Christian apologist from the Kingdom of Majorca.
He invented a philosophical system known as the ''Art'', conceived as a type of universal logic to pro ...
, and in 1290 gave him a letter of recommendation permitting Llull to teach in Italian monasteries. He was deposed as Minister General by
Pope Boniface VIII
Pope Boniface VIII ( la, Bonifatius PP. VIII; born Benedetto Caetani, c. 1230 – 11 October 1303) was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 December 1294 to his death in 1303. The Caetani family was of baronial ...
, in 1295.
"Raimondo even ventured to revise the general constitutions at the General Chapter
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Name
The name derives from the habit of convening monks or canons for the read ...
of Paris in 1292, whereupon, having refused the Bishopric of Padua offered him by Boniface VIII, he was compelled by the pope to resign his office."
Some alchemical
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writings have been attributed to him.
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1310 deaths
People from Provence
French Friars Minor
Ministers General of the Order of Friars Minor
Year of birth unknown
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