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Arnaud Amalric (Latin: Arnoldus Amalricus; died 1225), also known as Arnaud Amaury, was a Cistercian abbot who played a prominent role in the Albigensian Crusade.It is dubiously alleged that prior to the massacre of Béziers, Amalric, when asked how to distinguish Cathars from Catholics, responded, "Kill them [all], for God knows which are His own."
"Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius." is a phrase reportedly spoken by the commander of the Albigensian Crusade, prior to the massacre at Béziers on 22 July 1209. [1] A direct translation of the Medieval Latin phrase is "Kill them, for the Lord knows those that are His". Papal legate and Cistercian abbot Arnaud Amalric was the military commander of the Crusade in its initial phase ...
Amalric's own version of the siege, described in his letter to Pope Innocent in August 1209 (col.139), states: Indeed, because there is no strength nor is there cunning against God, while discussions were still going on with the barons about the release of those in the city who were deemed to be Catholics, the servants and other persons of low rank and unarmed attacked the city without waiting ...
After the fall of Carcassonne, papal legate Arnaud Amalric, who had led troops during the Massacre at Béziers, was replaced as commander of the Crusader force by Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, although Amalric continued to accompany the army. [5] Minerve was a well-fortified city. [6]
Amalric or Amalaric (also Americ, Almerich, Emeric, Emerick and other variations) is a personal name derived from the tribal name Amal (referring to the Gothic Amali) and ric (Gothic reiks) meaning "ruler, prince". Equivalents in different languages include: French: Amaury (surname/given name), Amalric (surname), Amaurich (surname), Maury (surname)
Arnaud Amalric would only have used the Vulgate, and the KJV did not even exist at that time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.224.128.11 03:27, 8 September 2015 (UTC) Arnaud Amalric quoted the Vulgate (fairly closely), as you say, but since this is the English Wikipedia, we need to give the quotation in English.
Arnaud Amalric wrote "Today your Holiness, twenty thousand heretics were put to the sword, regardless of rank, age, or sex." [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The permanent population of Béziers at that time was then between 10,000 and 14,500, but local refugees seeking shelter within the city walls could conceivably have increased the number to 20,000, though ...
[6] [7] The historicity of the statement has been questioned, but Arnaud's alleged order as reported by Caesarius was likely seen at the time as reflecting highly on Arnaud. Both Arnaud and Caesarius were Cistercians, with Arnaud the head of the Cistercian Order at the time of Caesarius' writing, and Caesarius required an imprimatur. The ...