Peire Autier Explained

Peire Autier
Birth Date:c. 1245
Death Date:10 April 1310
Death Place:Toulouse
Other Names:Pierre Autier
Nationality:French

Peire Autier, Peire Authié or Pierre Authié (French: Peire Authié) was a Cathar Good Man (leader) in the Languedoc region of southern France. Originally a notary from Ax-les-Thermes, he travelled to Lombardy and Piedmont with his brother, Jacques, in the 1290s and converted to Catharism.[1] During the winter of 1299–1300, he returned to Languedoc to revive the Cathar Church. He was arrested by the inquisitor Geoffroy d'Ablis in August 1309 and burned at the stake for heresy on April 10, 1310.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Stephen, O'Shea. The Friar Of Carcassonne. 2011. Douglas & McIntyre. 978-1-55365-551-0. 166.
  2. Book: Stephen, O'Shea. The Friar Of Carcassonne. 2011. Douglas & McIntyre. 978-1-55365-551-0. 182.