Arnaud de Via

Arnaud de Via was a French cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. Arnaud's brother Jacques was also a cardinal and their mother was sister to pope [John XXII].

Life

Born in Cahors, he became a protonotary apostolic, archdeacon of Fréjus, provost of Barjols and prior of S. Nicola de Bari. He was made a cardinal in the consistory of 20 June 1317. He built the Musée [du Petit Palais, Avignon|Petit Palais] in Avignon, a residence at Villeneuve-lès-Avignon and the collégiale Notre-Dame, intended to receive his tomb and granted a chapter of 12 canons. He took part in the papal [conclave, 1334|papal conclave] of 1334 which elected pope Benedict XII and died in Avignon.