Arnaud de Via

Arnaud de Via (died 24 November 1335) 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.

Born in Cahors, he became a protonotary apostolic, archdeacon of Fréjus, provost of Barjols and prior of S. Nicola de Bari.

He built the 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 of 1334 which elected pope Benedict XII[1] and died in Avignon.

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