Godden, Guillaume Pierre

Guillaume Pierre Godin was born around 1260 , in Bayonne , Kingdom of France . The son of Pierre Godin. His name is also referred to as Villelmo, and some sources call him Petri's middle name. His last name is also referred to as Peyr Godin, de Godieu, Godiuus and Godinus. ^[2]

The Order of Preachers (Dominicans) entered Beziers around 1279 . He received his doctorate from the University of Paris in 1292 . ^[2]

The date of his ordination as a priest is unknown. Professor of philosophy until 1282 and theology in 1287 . The provinces of their order in Provence from July 21, 1301 to September 28, 1303 . The first provincial of his order in Toulouse since September 28, 1303 . Master of the Sacred Palace in Rome in 1306. ^[2]

He was elevated to the cardinal priest with the title of the Church of Santa Cecilia on the Consistory of December 23, 1312 . ^[2]

He participated in the Conclave of 1314–1316 , who elected Pope John XXII . November 22, 1316 he received permission to make a will. Elected for the rank of cardinal bishops and suburbic diocese of Sabina on September 12, 1317, retaining his titular church in commendam until his death. When and where was ordained bishop information is missing. Appointed papal legate in Spain in 1320, Cardinal Godin presided over the Valladolid Cathedral in August 1322. Dean of the Holy College of Cardinals from November 1321 to June 4, 1336. In 1324, in Avignon, Cardinal Godin ordained Raymond Becken, the patriarch of Jerusalem . He participated in the Conclave in 1334 , who elected Pope Benedict XII . Cardinal Godin published a collection of papal documents. Restored the Dominican churches of Bayonne and Avignon. ^[2]

Cardinal Guillaume Pierre Godin died on June 4, 1336, in Avignon . He was buried in front of the main altar of the Dominican church in Toulouse , which he rebuilt. ^[2]

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