John XXII's bull Extravagantes on heresy trials
1317
The Avignon pope streamlined inquisitorial procedure across Languedoc, empowering Dominicans to prosecute Cathar remnants and Waldensian cells with greater efficiency and fewer procedural obstacles. Jacques Fournier, the future Benedict XII, used the new procedures to produce the famously detailed Montaillou register, an extraordinary record of Cathar village life in the Pyrenean foothills that has captivated modern historians.
In context
Also in 1317 (4 other events on record)
- Salic Law bars French princesses from throne · Europe · Politics
- Tughlaq dynasty rises in Delhi · South Asia · Politics
- Venetian galleys establish the Flanders route · Europe · Exploration
- First White Lotus uprisings flicker in Yuan China · East Asia · Religion
Before and after in Europe
Before and after in Religion
Era
Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.