Durand of Huesca
Durand of Huesca (c. 1160 – 1224) was a Spanish Waldensian, who converted in 1207 to Catholicism.
Durand had been a disciple of Peter Waldo, who had been excommunicated in 1184.[1] Around the early 1190s Durand wrote Liber Antihaeresis against the Cathars, which is considered perhaps the best primary source on early Waldensian thought.[2]
In 1207, a religious conference was held between Catholics and Waldenses at Pamiers. Participating in the conference were Bishop Fulk of Toulouse, Bishop Navarrus of Couserans, and mentor of Dominic of Caleruega, Diego de Acebo Bishop of Osma.[3] Shortly thereafter Durand and several other Waldenses returned to the Church. [4] Durand's decision to return to the Catholic Church was based on an interest in defending the sacraments and the Incarnation against what he saw as a dualist heresy.[5]
In 1208 they organized themselves into the religious community of the Poor Catholics for the conversion of Waldenses. Pope Innocent III granted formal approval in 1210 and Durand was elected prior.[3]
Notes
- "Groups not involved in the Grand Union of 1256", Augnet #4140
- Kaelber 2010, p. 131,137.
- Little, Lester K., Religious Poverty and the Profit Economy in Medieval Europe, Cornell University Press, 1983, p.127 ISBN 9780801492471
- Weber, Nicholas. "Waldenses." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 31 May 2021
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - Hoose, Adam L., "Durán of Huesca (c. 1160–1230): A Waldensian Seeking a Remedy to Heresy", Journal of Religious History, Vol.38, Issue 2, June 2014
References
- Grau Torras, Sergi (2009). "Durand de Huesca y la lucha contra el catarismo en la Corona de Aragón". Anuario de Estudios Medievales 39 (1): 3–25.
- Hoose, Adam L. (2014). "Durán of Huesca (c. 1160–1230): A Waldensian Seeking a Remedy to Heresy". Journal of Religious History 38 (2): 173–89.
- Kaelber, L.F. (2010). Schools of Asceticism: Ideology and Organization in Medieval Religious Communities. Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 978-0-271-04327-2. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- Thouzellier, Christine (1964). Une somme anti-cathare: le Liber contra Manicheos de Durand de Huesca.