William of Paris (inquisitor)

William of Paris (inquisitor)

William of Paris, the confessor of Philip IV of France, was made inquisitor of France in 1305, and began a campaign against the Templars in 1307.cite book
title=The Mirror of Simple Souls
first=Marguerite
last=Porete
editor=Ellen Babinsky
publisher=Paulist Press
year=1993
id=ISBN 0-8091-3427-6
pages=20
] The arrest of the Templars led to Pope Clement V to suspend William's powers after a complaint from Edward II of England, but King Phillip's "bold and comtemptuous" written reply caused the Pope to back down and re-instate William. [cite book
title=Magnum Opus Or the Great Work
first=Albert
last=Pike
year=1992
publisher=Kessinger Publishing
id=ISBN 1564592456
pages=10
]

He became archbishop of Sens in 1309. [cite book | author=Porete | title = Op. cit. | pages = 24 ]

In 1310 he presided over the trial of Marguerite Porete.

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