Arnaud Amalric

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Arnaud Amalric was a 13th-century Cistercian abbot and papal legate infamous for his brutal leadership during the Albigensian Crusade, including the massacre at Béziers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic clergyman
Cistercian abbot
human
papal legate
allegiance Papacy
Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
appointedBy Pope Innocent III
associatedWith massacres of heretics and Catholics alike at Béziers
causeOfNotoriety association with indiscriminate massacre of Béziers inhabitants
brutal conduct during the Albigensian Crusade
centuryOfActivity 13th century
clergyRank abbot
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathPlace Kingdom of France
ethnicGroup French
floruit early 13th century
historicalDebate authenticity and exact wording of the Béziers quote are disputed by historians
historicalReputation infamous for religious intolerance and brutality
ideology militant defense of Catholic orthodoxy
knownFor leadership during the massacre at Béziers
role in the Albigensian Crusade
languageOfQuote Latin
memberOf Cistercians
surface form: Cistercian Order
movement medieval crusading movement against internal heresy
notableEvent Albigensian Crusade
massacre at Béziers
siege of Béziers
notableQuote Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius.
occupation abbot
papal legate
participatedIn Albigensian Crusade
campaign against the Cathars
positionHeld Abbot of Cîteaux
papal legate to the Albigensian Crusade
primaryOpponents Catharism
surface form: Albigensians

Catharism
surface form: Cathars
quoteAttributedContext response about distinguishing heretics during the sack of Béziers
regionOfActivity Languedoc
Southern France
surface form: southern France
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
religiousConflictInvolved suppression of Catharism in Languedoc
religiousOrder Cistercians
roleInEvent ecclesiastical leader of crusading forces at Béziers
papal representative in the Albigensian Crusade
servedUnder Pope Innocent III

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Albigensian Crusade notableCommander Arnaud Amalric
Massacre at Béziers commander Arnaud Amalric
Massacre at Béziers quoteAttributedTo Arnaud Amalric
Siege of Carcassonne (1209) commander Arnaud Amalric