Etienne de Suisy
Étienne de Suisy (also Suissy , Suizy and Suzy ; * in Suisy near Laon , France ; † December 10, 1311 in Vienne ) was a cardinal of the Roman Church .
In January 1290 he met as Garde des sceaux and was named Vice Chancellor of the King of France in February of the same year. From 1302 to 1304 he was Chancellor of the French King. De Suisy was Archdeacon of Bruges in the Diocese of Tournai , therefore he was called the Archdeacon of Flanders . In 1300 he was elected Bishop of Tournai, but the election was never confirmed by the Pope. In 1302 he was a participant in a general assembly of the French clergy in Paris.
In the consistory of December 15, 1305, Pope Clement V , his uncle, elevated him to cardinal priest of the titular church of San Ciriaco alle Terme at the instigation of Philip the Fair . Étienne de Suisy was, along with Thomas Jorz , Béranger Frédol the Elder , Landolfo Brancacci and Pietro Colonna, one of the five cardinals who led investigations against the members of the Templar Order and its Grand Master Jacques de Molay from 1307 to 1310 . It is reported from him that he did not recognize the confessions extorted under torture and allowed the accused to revoke them. From 1310 to 1311 he was chamberlain of the Holy College of Cardinals .
Étienne de Suisy died in Vienne and was buried in the monastery church of the Benedictine Abbey of Laon.
Web links
- Suisy, Etienne de. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed May 31, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alain Demurger: The persecution of the Templars. Chronicle of an annihilation. CH Beck, 2017, ISBN 978-3-40670666-0 , pp. 88, 90f., 117, 122, 131,134
- ↑ Alain Demurger: The last Templar. Life and death of the Grand Master Jacques de Molay. CH Beck, 2015, ISBN 978-3-40668238-4 , pp. 249-263
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Suisy, Etienne de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Suissy, Étienne de; Suizy, Étienne de; Suzy, Étienne de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cardinal of the Roman Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Suisy near Laon |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 1311 |
| Place of death | Vienne |