Gonsalvus of Spain
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Gonsalvus Hispanus was a Spanish Franciscan
theologian and scholastic philosopher, who became Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor.
He was born at Lugo. He taught at the University of Paris
, where he carried out a disputation with Meister Eckhart
in 1303. He was expelled from Paris as a papal supporter, in the dispute with Philip IV of France
. He came across the younger Duns Scotus
and supported him, appointing him regent master
of the Franciscans there in 1304.
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
theologian and scholastic philosopher, who became Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor.
He was born at Lugo. He taught at the University of Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
, where he carried out a disputation with Meister Eckhart
Meister Eckhart
Eckhart von Hochheim O.P. , commonly known as Meister Eckhart, was a German theologian, philosopher and mystic, born near Gotha, in the Landgraviate of Thuringia in the Holy Roman Empire. Meister is German for "Master", referring to the academic title Magister in theologia he obtained in Paris...
in 1303. He was expelled from Paris as a papal supporter, in the dispute with Philip IV of France
Philip IV of France
Philip the Fair was, as Philip IV, King of France from 1285 until his death. He was the husband of Joan I of Navarre, by virtue of which he was, as Philip I, King of Navarre and Count of Champagne from 1284 to 1305.-Youth:A member of the House of Capet, Philip was born at the Palace of...
. He came across the younger Duns Scotus
Duns Scotus
Blessed John Duns Scotus, O.F.M. was one of the more important theologians and philosophers of the High Middle Ages. He was nicknamed Doctor Subtilis for his penetrating and subtle manner of thought....
and supported him, appointing him regent master
Regent master
Regent master was a title conferred in the medieval universities upon a student who had acquired a master's degree. The degree meant simply the right to teach, the Licentia docendi, a right which could be granted, in the University of Paris, only by the Chancellor of the Cathedral of Notre Dame,...
of the Franciscans there in 1304.