Guilhabert de Castres
Guilhabert de Castres (about 1165 – 1240) was a prominent
In 1193, Guilhabert settled in
In 1232, he convinced the lord of the Château de Montségur, Raymond de Péreille (Ramond de Perella), to allow him to set up the "house and head" (domicilium et caput) of the Cathar church at the stronghold, and subsequently the site attracted Cathar refugees and faidits. Guilhabert died in 1240, and was succeeded by Bartrand Marti as bishop.[3]
The fall of Montségur in 1244 effectively ended the Cathar movement.[3]
It is a little disconcerting to find history telling us so little about this man, and indeed about the other leaders of the movement... Yet Guilhabert himself seems to have been one of the greatest personalities of thirteenth-century France. The history of the deeds and actions of these persecuted apostles may well have proved as rich in inspiration and instruction as that of a Francis of Assisi: They too were messengers of God's love. It is not immaterial to recall that these torches were put out forever, their faces obliterated and their example lost to all those whose lives they might have guided during the centuries that followed.
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References
- ISBN 0-57-120002-8.
- ^ Château du Bézu
- ^ ISBN 978-2-7373-5267-6.
- ISBN 1-84212-428-5.