Thomas of York (Franciscan)
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Thomas of York was an English Franciscan
theologian and scholastic
philosopher of the thirteenth century. He was associated with the Oxford Franciscan school
.
He entered the Order of Friars Minor in 1242, and studied at the University of Oxford
. He later was the leader of the Franciscan establishment at Cambridge
.
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
Scholasticism
Scholasticism is a method of critical thought which dominated teaching by the academics of medieval universities in Europe from about 1100–1500, and a program of employing that method in articulating and defending orthodoxy in an increasingly pluralistic context...
philosopher of the thirteenth century. He was associated with the Oxford Franciscan school
Oxford Franciscan school
The Oxford Franciscan school was the name given to a group of scholastic philosophers that, in the context of the Renaissance of the 12th century, gave special contribution to the development of science and scientific methodology during the High Middle Ages...
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He entered the Order of Friars Minor in 1242, and studied at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. He later was the leader of the Franciscan establishment at Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
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External links
- Franaut entry
- Jeremy Catto, ‘York, Thomas of (b. c.1220, d. before 1269)’, rev., Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 20 June 2007