Bertrand de Turre

Bertrand de Turre^[1] (c.1262-1332) was a French Franciscan theologian and Cardinal.

He was an opponent of the Franciscan Spirituals. He undertook diplomatic missions for Pope John XXII, with Bernard Gui. He was made Archbishop of Salerno and then Cardinal in 1320.

After the deposition of Michael of Cesena in 1328, he acted as vicar general of the Franciscan Order.

He was nicknamed Doctor famosus.

References

Patrick Nold, Bertrand de la Tour O.Min.: Life and Works, Archivum Franciscanum Historicum, 94 (2001), 275-323
Patrick Nold, Bertrand de la Tour O.Min.: Manuscript list and sermon supplement, Archivum Franciscanum Historicum, 95 (2002), 3-51
Patrick Nold, Pope John XXII and his Franciscan Cardinal: Bertrand de la Tour and the Apostolic Poverty Controversy (Oxford, 2003)

Preceded by Michael of Cesena	Vicar general of the Order of Friars Minor 1329–1329	Succeeded by Gerardus Odonis