Simon de Montfort

St. Dominic Meets Simon de Montfort

Simon de Montfort (1165 – 1218), commander in chief of the French Crusades, was a friend and supporter of Dominic. Dominic first met this chivalrous knight is 1209 or shortly thereafter, and the two men became close friends. Both were engaged in combating heresy but in different ways: de Montfort by wielding the sword of Read more…

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