Guillaume Adam
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Bishop
Guillaume Adam, O.P.
(died ca. 1341) was a missionary, writer and French
Catholic
archbishop.
sent by Pope John XXII
to Persia. However, it is now thought that Adam was probably in Persia before 1314, during the pontificate of Pope Clement V
.
He was transferred to Smyrna
in 1318, and served as their bishop. In 1322, he was promoted archbishop of Soltaniyeh
in Persia.
On 26 October 1324, he was elected Archbishop
of Antivari
in the Serbian Kingdom. After a disagreement with the Pope, Adam stepped down as Archbishop in 1341.
A 1332 document written in Latin that may have be authored by Guillaume Adam (although it may also have been the work of Brocardus Monacus (Frère Brochard)) testifies the existence of written Albanian
at that time, although no records of written Albanian have been retrieved from before the 15th century.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
Guillaume Adam, O.P.
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
(died ca. 1341) was a missionary, writer and French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
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archbishop.
Life
Adam served as the Papal missionary in Persia from 1314 to 1317, one of six DominicansDominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
sent by Pope John XXII
Pope John XXII
Pope John XXII , born Jacques Duèze , was pope from 1316 to 1334. He was the second Pope of the Avignon Papacy , elected by a conclave in Lyon assembled by Philip V of France...
to Persia. However, it is now thought that Adam was probably in Persia before 1314, during the pontificate of Pope Clement V
Pope Clement V
Pope Clement V, born Raymond Bertrand de Got was Pope from 1305 to his death...
.
He was transferred to Smyrna
Smyrna
Smyrna was an ancient city located at a central and strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Thanks to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to prominence. The ancient city is located at two sites within modern İzmir, Turkey...
in 1318, and served as their bishop. In 1322, he was promoted archbishop of Soltaniyeh
Soltaniyeh
Soltaniyeh is a city in and capital of Soltaniyeh District of Abhar County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,684, in 1,649 families. Soltaniyeh, located some to the north-west of Tehran, used to be the capital of Mongol Ilkhanid rulers of Persia in the 14th century....
in Persia.
On 26 October 1324, he was elected Archbishop
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Montenegro. It is centred in the city of Bar . It was erected as a diocese in the 9th century and elevated to an archdiocese in 1089...
of Antivari
Bar, Montenegro
Bar is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has a population of 17,727...
in the Serbian Kingdom. After a disagreement with the Pope, Adam stepped down as Archbishop in 1341.
A 1332 document written in Latin that may have be authored by Guillaume Adam (although it may also have been the work of Brocardus Monacus (Frère Brochard)) testifies the existence of written Albanian
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
at that time, although no records of written Albanian have been retrieved from before the 15th century.
Works
- De modo Sarracenos extirpandi (ca. 1316-1317)
- Directorium ad Passagium Faciendum per Phillippum regem Franciae in terram santam anno 1332 (1332)
- Arbor caritatis
- Predigten