Guillaume Pierre Godin
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Guillaume Pierre Godin (c. 1260 – 1336) was a French Dominican
theologian, and Cardinal
.
and spent his early years in south-west France. He was an early opponent of Duns Scotus
at Paris, where he was briefly in 1292.
He was master of the Sacred Palace
from 1306. His work there as lecturer was important in creating the Dominican orthodox Thomist position.
He was papal legate
in Spain from 1320 to 1324. He from 1326 was engaged in demon-hunting episcopal trials in the area of Cahors
and Toulouse
.
His coat of arms figures in the vaults of the church of Saint Dominique at Toulouse
; and did in the vaults of Bayonne Cathedral until the 19th century.
, now dated to around 1318.
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
theologian, and Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
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Life
He was born in BayonneBayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
and spent his early years in south-west France. He was an early opponent of Duns Scotus
Duns Scotus
Blessed John Duns Scotus, O.F.M. was one of the more important theologians and philosophers of the High Middle Ages. He was nicknamed Doctor Subtilis for his penetrating and subtle manner of thought....
at Paris, where he was briefly in 1292.
He was master of the Sacred Palace
Master of the Sacred Palace
In the Roman Catholic Church, Theologian of the Pontifical Household is a Roman Curial office which has always been entrusted to a Friar Preacher of the Dominican Order and may be described as the pope's theologian...
from 1306. His work there as lecturer was important in creating the Dominican orthodox Thomist position.
He was papal legate
Papal legate
A papal legate – from the Latin, authentic Roman title Legatus – is a personal representative of the pope to foreign nations, or to some part of the Catholic Church. He is empowered on matters of Catholic Faith and for the settlement of ecclesiastical matters....
in Spain from 1320 to 1324. He from 1326 was engaged in demon-hunting episcopal trials in the area of Cahors
Cahors
Cahors is the capital of the Lot department in south-western France.Its site is dramatic being contained on three sides within an udder shaped twist in the river Lot known as a 'presqu'île' or peninsula...
and Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Charitable works
He gave money for church construction. He is represented in a fresco at the Couvent des Jacobins at Saint-SeverSaint-Sever
Saint-Sever is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.-History and geography:Saint-Sever stands on an eminence...
His coat of arms figures in the vaults of the church of Saint Dominique at Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
; and did in the vaults of Bayonne Cathedral until the 19th century.
Works
He is now considered the author of the polemical work De causa immediata ecclesiasticæ potestatis, which in the past has been attributed to Peter PaludanusPeter Paludanus
Peter Paludanus was a French theologian and archbishop....
, now dated to around 1318.