John, of Wales, -approximately 1285

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Name (Latin)
John, of Wales, -approximately 1285
Other forms of name
John, of Wales, active 13th century
John, of Wales, 13th cent
John, Wallensis, 13th cent
Wallensis, John, 13th cent
Waleys, John, 13th cent
Johannes, Gallensis, 13th cent
John, de Wells, 13th cent
Wells, John de, 13th cent
Date of birth
1210
Date of death
1303-04-03
Associated country
France
Great Britain
Field of activity
College teaching
Theology
Occupation
College teachers
Franciscans
Theologians
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 209789171
Wikidata: Q981494
Library of congress: n 88121296
OCoLC: oca02286578
Sources of Information
  • Swanson, J. John of Wales, 1988:CIP t.p. (13th-cent. friar)
  • Swanson, J. John of Wales : a study of the works and ideas of a thirteenth-century friar, 1989:t.p. (John of Wales) p. 4 (probably b. between 1210 and 1230; belonged to the Franciscan custody of Worcester, which included North Wales)
  • Dict. of nat. biog., 1937-1938:v. 20, p. 576 (under Wallensis: Wallensis or Waleys, John, fl. 1283; Franciscan theologian; described as "of Worcester")
  • OCLC, Jan. 7, 2005(hdgs.: Johannes Gallensis, d. 1303; John, of Wales, fl. 1260)
  • New Catholic encyclopedia, 2nd ed.:v. 7, p. 991 (John of Wales; English theologian; known also as Waleys, Guallensis, de Wells; d. Paris, Apr. 3?, 1285; author of Communiloquium)
Wikipedia description:

John of Wales (died c. 1285), also called John Waleys and Johannes Guallensis, was a Franciscan theologian who wrote several well-received Latin works, primarily preaching aids. Born between 1210 and 1230, almost certainly in Wales, John joined the Franciscan order, and incepted in theology at the University of Oxford sometime before 1258. After this, he taught there until 1270 when he moved to the University of Paris, where he remained until his death around 1285. He was a moral theologian and a great admirer of the ancient world, incorporating many classical authors into his works. He is often considered a forerunner of later Christian humanists. His works were translated into six languages and were in print before the end of the 15th century.

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