Arnaud Amalric

Arnaud Amalric
Died1225
Fontfroide, France
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Cistercian Abbot, Papal Legate and Inquisitor
Known forHis role in the Albigensian Crusade and the massacre of Béziers
TitleAbbot of Poblet, Grandselve, and Cîteaux; Archbishop of Narbonne

Arnaud Amalric (Latin: Arnoldus Amalricus; died 1225) was a Cistercian abbot who played a prominent role in the Albigensian Crusade. It is reported that prior to the massacre of Béziers, Amalric, when asked how to distinguish Cathars from Catholics, responded, "Kill them [all], for God knows which are His own."