Back بيير دى كاستيلناو ARZ Pere de Castellnou Catalan Pierre af Castelnau Danish Pierre de Castelnau German Πιερ ντε Καστελνώ Greek Pierre de Castelnau Spanish Petri Castelnaukoa Basque پیر دو کاستلنو Persian Pierre de Castelnau French פטרוס מקאסטלנו HE
Blessed Pierre de Castelnau | |
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 Death of Pierre de Castelnau, from a 14th-century miniature | |
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| Born | |
| Died | 15 January 1208 Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, France |
| Sainthood | |
| Beatified | 1208 by Pope Innocent III |
Pierre de Castelnau (? - died 15 January 1208), French ecclesiastic, made papal legate in 1199 to address the Cathar heresy, he was subsequently murdered in 1208. Following his death Pope Innocent III beatified him by papal order, excommunicated Count Raymond VI of Toulouse, and declared the Albigensian crusade.