Fulk of Neuilly
Fulk of Neuilly[1] (died 1201) was a French preacher of the twelfth century, and priest of Neuilly-sur-Marne. His preaching encouraged the Fourth Crusade.
A priest at Neuilly from 1191, he attended the lectures of Peter the Chanter in Paris. He began to preach from 1195, and gained a reputation for piety and eloquence.[2] His preaching focused on reforming peoples morality and many of his denunciations were upon the sins of usury and lustfulness.[3] Clerical concubinage was a common target of his and he would often point out priests and concubines that were guilty of this sin in the crowd when he was preaching.[4] An invitation for him to preach the Crusade came from Pope Innocent III in 1199. Both Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester and Alix de Montmorency were influenced by him.[5]
His assiduous enthusiasm in carrying out his mission led to rumours concerning the usage made of the monetary sums it produced. He died shortly afterwards.
Bibliography
- C. Grasso, Folco di Neuilly sacerdos et predicator crucis, dans "Nuova Rivista Storica", Anno 2010 - Volume XCIV - Fascicolo III, p. 741-764.
Notes
- ↑ Foulque de Neuilly, Foulques de Neuilly.
- ↑ Mayer, Hans Eberhand Mayer (1990). The Crusades. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 197.
- ↑ Queller, Donald (1997). The Fourth Crusade. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 3.
- ↑ Queller, Donald (1997). The Fourth Crusade. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 3.
- ↑ Maddicott, John Robert (1994). Simon de Montfort. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 5.