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Peter Lombard (also Peter the Lombard, Pierre Lombard or Petrus Lombardus; c. 1096 – 21/22 August 1160) was an Italian scholastic theologian, Bishop of Paris, and author of Four Books of Sentences which became the standard textbook of theology, for which he earned the accolade Magister Sententiarum.
Peter Lombard (born c. 1100, Novara, Lombardy—died Aug. 21/22, 1160, Paris) was a 12th-century bishop whose Four Books of Sentences (Sententiarum libri IV) was the standard theological text of the Middle Ages.
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Peter Lombard (c. 1100 – July 20, 1160) was a leading scholastic theologian and bishop of the twelfth century. His philosophical work, the Four Books of Sentences, a broad compilation of Church theology and doctrine, became the basic textbook for the education of university theologians during the Middle Ages from the thirteenth to the ...
Mar 1, 2011 · Chief among the masters of theology was Peter Lombard, whose Sentences became the textbook in the universities of Europe until the 16th century. This article studies the theology of sex and marriage in Book 4 of the Sentences against the background of the long and difficult road marriage travelled from a familial and secular event to the ...
A chapter from a book that introduces the medieval Christian thinker Peter Lombard, his role as a theologian and bishop of Paris, and his influential Book of Sentences. Learn about his reputation, style, and legacy in the history of Christianity.
Peter Lombard (ca. 1095 – 1160) was a 12th-century scholastic theologian and bishop of Paris. He wrote the influential "Book of Sentences", a systematic compilation of Christian theology, and proposed the standard list of seven sacraments.
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Jan 1, 2020 · Peter Lombard was a theologian and bishop of Paris who wrote the influential Book of Sentences, a systematic textbook of Christian doctrine. He also composed biblical commentaries and was involved in theological controversies of his time.
