Bernard de Caux | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | 26 November 1252 |
| Nationality | French |
| Other names | Bernardo or Bernardus de Caucio |
| Occupation(s) | Dominican friar Inquisitor |
| Years active | 1243–1249 |
| Known for | Inquisition of heretics |
| Notable work | Interrogatoires subis par des hérétiques albigeois par-devant frère Processes inquisitionis (Manual of the Inquisitors of Carcassonne) |
Bernard de Caux (birth date not known;[a] died in Agen on 26 November 1252), or in Latin Bernardo or Bernardus de Caucio, was a Dominican friar and medieval inquisitor. His activities mainly took place in the region of the County of Toulouse[1]: 57 between 1243 and 1249. He originated the investigation processes and his witness interrogations are recorded in a 13th-century transcribed manuscript preserved in the library of Toulouse.
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