List of Latin nicknames of the Middle Ages
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It was customary in the European Middle Ages, more precisely in the period of scholasticism
which extended into early modern times, to designate the more celebrated among the doctors of theology and law by epithets or surnames which were supposed to express their characteristic excellence or dignity. The following list exhibits the principal surnames with the dates of death.
See also Doctor of the Church
and List of Latinised names
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...
which extended into early modern times, to designate the more celebrated among the doctors of theology and law by epithets or surnames which were supposed to express their characteristic excellence or dignity. The following list exhibits the principal surnames with the dates of death.
See also Doctor of the Church
Doctor of the Church
Doctor of the Church is a title given by a variety of Christian churches to individuals whom they recognize as having been of particular importance, particularly regarding their contribution to theology or doctrine.-Catholic Church:In the Catholic Church, this name is given to a saint from whose...
and List of Latinised names
Doctors in theology
Accolade | Name | Religious Order | Death |
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Doctor Magister Abstractionum | Francis Mayron | O.F.M. | 1325 or 1327 |
Doctor Acutissimus | Pope Sixtus IV Pope Sixtus IV Pope Sixtus IV , born Francesco della Rovere, was Pope from 1471 to 1484. His accomplishments as Pope included the establishment of the Sistine Chapel; the group of artists that he brought together introduced the Early Renaissance into Rome with the first masterpiece of the city's new artistic age,... |
- | 1484 |
Doctor Acutus | Francis Mayron | O.F.M. | 1325-27 |
Doctor Acutus | Gabriel Vasquez Gabriel Vásquez Gabriel Vasquez was a Spanish Jesuit theologian.... |
S.J. | 1604 |
Doctor Amoenus | Robert Cowton Robert Cowton Robert Cowton was a Franciscan theologian active at the University of Oxford early in the fourteenth century. He was a follower of Henry of Ghent, and in the Augustinian tradition. He was familiar with the doctrines of Duns Scotus and Thomas Aquinas, and attempted a synthesis of them.He entered the... |
O.F.M. | 1340 |
Doctor Angelicus | Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas, O.P. , also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino, was an Italian Dominican priest of the Catholic Church, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism, known as Doctor Angelicus, Doctor Communis, or Doctor Universalis... |
O.P. | 1274 |
Doctor Arca testamenti | Anthony of Padua Anthony of Padua Anthony of Padua or Anthony of Lisbon, O.F.M., was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. Though he died in Padua, Italy, he was born to a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal, which is where he was raised... |
- | 1231 |
Doctor Authenticus | Gregory of Rimini Gregory of Rimini Gregory of Rimini , also called Gregorius de Arimino or Ariminensis, was one of the great scholastic philosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages... |
O.S.A. | 1358 |
Doctor Authenticus | Thomas Netter Thomas Netter Thomas Netter was an English Scholastic theologian and controversialist. From his birthplace he is commonly called Thomas Waldensis.-Life:... |
O.Carm | 1431 |
Doctor Averroista et philosophiae parens | Urbanus Urbanus Urbain Servranckx , also known as Urbain and Urbanus van Anus, is a Belgian stand-up comedian, actor, singer and comic book writer.-Career:... |
O.S.M. | 1403 |
Doctor Beatus et fundatissimus | Giles of Rome Giles of Rome Giles of Rome , was an archbishop of Bourges who was famed for his logician commentary on the Organon by Aristotle. Giles was styled Doctor Fundatissimus by Pope Benedict XIV... |
O.S.A. | 1316 |
Doctor Bonus | Walter Burley Walter Burley Walter Burley was a medieval English Scholastic philosopher and logician. He was a Master of Arts at Oxford in 1301, and a fellow of Merton College, Oxford until about 1310. He spent sixteen years at Paris until 1326, becoming a fellow of the Sorbonne by 1324. After that, he spent seventeen... |
O.F.M. | 1310 |
Doctor Christianus | Nicholas of Cusa Nicholas of Cusa Nicholas of Kues , also referred to as Nicolaus Cusanus and Nicholas of Cusa, was a cardinal of the Catholic Church from Germany , a philosopher, theologian, jurist, mathematician, and an astronomer. He is widely considered one of the great geniuses and polymaths of the 15th century... |
- | 1464 |
Doctor Clarus | Louis of Montesinos | - | 1621 |
Doctor Clarus ac subtilis | Denis of Cîteaux | - | 14?? (15th c.) |
Doctor Collectivus | Landolfo Caracciolo | O.F.M. | 1351 |
Doctor Columna doctorum | William of Champeaux William of Champeaux Guillaume de Champeaux , also known as William of Champeaux or Guglielmus de Campellis , was a French philosopher and theologian.He was born at Champeaux near Melun... |
O.S.B. | 1121 |
Doctor Contradictionum | Johann Wessel | - | 1489 |
Doctor Difficilis | Giovanni da Ripa | O.F. | 1368 |
Doctor Divinus Ecstaticus | John of Ruysbroeck | Can. Reg. | 1381 |
Doctor doctorum Scholasticus | Anselm of Laon Anselm of Laon Anselm of Laon was a French theologian and founder of a school of scholars who helped to pioneer biblical hermeneutics.Remembered in the century after his death as "Anselmus" or "Anselm", his name was more properly "Ansellus" or, in Modern French, "Anseau."Born of very humble parents at Laon... |
- | 1117 |
Doctor Dulcifluus | Antonius Andreas Antonius Andreas Antonius Andreas was a Spanish Franciscan theologian, a pupil of Duns Scotus.He was teaching at the University of Lleida in 1315... |
O.F.M. | 1320 |
Doctor Ecstaticus | Denis the Carthusian Denis the Carthusian Denis the Carthusian , also known as Denys van Leeuwen or Denis Ryckel, was a Roman Catholic theologian and mystic.-Life:... |
- | 1471 |
Doctor Eminens | John of Matha John of Matha Saint John of Matha was a Christian saint of the 12th century and founder of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity. He was born on 1154 at Faucon-de-Barcelonnette, France. As a youth, he was educated at Aix-en-Provence, and later studied theology at the University of Paris... |
O.Trin. | 1213 |
Doctor Emporium theologiae | Laurent Gervais | O.P. | 1483 |
Doctor Evangelicus | John Wycliffe John Wycliffe John Wycliffe was an English Scholastic philosopher, theologian, lay preacher, translator, reformer and university teacher who was known as an early dissident in the Roman Catholic Church during the 14th century. His followers were known as Lollards, a somewhat rebellious movement, which preached... |
- | 1330 |
Doctor Excellentissimus | Antonio Corsetti | - | 1503 |
Doctor Eximius | Francisco Suárez Francisco Suárez Francisco Suárez was a Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and theologian, one of the leading figures of the School of Salamanca movement, and generally regarded among the greatest scholastics after Thomas Aquinas.... |
S.J. | 1617 |
Doctor Facundus | Petrus Aureoli | O.F.M. | 1322 |
Doctor Famosissimus | Petrus Alberti | O.S.B. | 1426 |
Doctor Famosus | Bertrand de Turre Bertrand de Turre Bertrand de Turre was a French Franciscan theologian and Cardinal.He was an opponent of the Franciscan Spirituals. He undertook diplomatic missions for Pope John XXII, with Bernard Gui... |
O.F.M. | 1334 |
Doctor Fertilis | Francis of Candia | O.F.M. | 14?? (15th c.) |
Doctor Floridus | Guillaume de Vorillon | O.F. | 1463 |
Doctor Flos mundi | Maurice O'Fiehely | O.F.M. Abp of Tuam | 1513 |
Doctor Fundamentalis | Joannes Faber of Bordeaux | - | 1350 |
Doctor Fundatissimus | Giles of Rome Giles of Rome Giles of Rome , was an archbishop of Bourges who was famed for his logician commentary on the Organon by Aristotle. Giles was styled Doctor Fundatissimus by Pope Benedict XIV... |
- | 1316 |
Doctor Fundatissimus | Willem Hessels van Est Willem Hessels van Est Willem Hessels van Est was a Flemish commentator on the Pauline epistles.-Biography:He was born at Gorcum, Holland.... |
- | 1613 |
Doctor Fundatus | William of Ware William of Ware William of Ware was a Franciscan friar and theologian, born at Ware in Hertfordshire. He almost certainly studied at Oxford University and lectured on the Sentences of Pierre Lombard there, but he is not listed among the Oxford masters... |
O.F.M. | 1270 |
Doctor Illibatus | Alexander Alamannicus | O.F.M. | 14?? (15th c.) |
Doctor Illuminatus | Francis Mayron | O.F.M. | 1325-27 |
Doctor Illuminatus | Ramon Llull Ramon Llull Ramon Llull was a Majorcan writer and philosopher, logician and tertiary Franciscan. He wrote the first major work of Catalan literature. Recently-surfaced manuscripts show him to have anticipated by several centuries prominent work on elections theory... |
O.F.M. | 1315 |
Doctor Illuminatus et sublimis | Johannes Tauler Johannes Tauler Johannes Tauler was a German mystic theologian.- Life :He was born about the year 1300 in Strasbourg, and was educated at the Dominican convent in that city, where Meister Eckhart, who greatly influenced him, was professor of theology in the monastery school... |
O.P. | 1361 |
Doctor Illustratus | Franciscus Picenus | O.F.M. | 13?? (14th c.) |
Doctor Illustris | Adam of Marisco | O.F.M. | 1308 |
Doctor Inclytus | William Mackelfield | O.P. | 1300 |
Doctor Ingeniosissimus | André of Neufchâteau André of Neufchâteau André of Neufchâteau was a scholastic philosopher of the fourteenth century. He was a Franciscan from Lorraine, who wrote a number of works.. He earned the name Doctor Ingeniosissimus .... |
O.F.M. | 1300 |
Doctor Inter Aristotelicos Aristotelicissimus | Haymo of Faversham Haymo of Faversham Haymo of Faversham was an English Franciscan and schoolman, born at Faversham, Kent and died at Anagni, Italy, circa 1243. Following the custom in the Middle Ages to designate the more celebrated among the doctors by certain epithets, he is called Inter Aristotelicos Aristotelicissimus... |
O.F.M. | 1244 |
Doctor Invincibilis | Petrus Thomas | O.F.M. | 13?? (14th c.) |
Doctor Irrefragibilis | Alexander of Hales Alexander of Hales Alexander Hales also called Doctor Irrefragabilis and Theologorum Monarcha was a notable thinker important in the history of scholasticism and the Franciscan School.-Life:Alexander was born at Hales ,... |
O.F.M. | 1245 |
Doctor Magister Sententiarum | Peter Lombard Peter Lombard Peter Lombard was a scholastic theologian and bishop and author of Four Books of Sentences, which became the standard textbook of theology, for which he is also known as Magister Sententiarum-Biography:Peter Lombard was born in Lumellogno , in... |
- | 1164 |
Doctor Magnus | Albertus Magnus Albertus Magnus Albertus Magnus, O.P. , also known as Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, is a Catholic saint. He was a German Dominican friar and a bishop, who achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge of and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion. Those such as James A. Weisheipl... |
O.P. | 1280 |
Doctor Magnus | Gilbert of Citeaux | O.Cist | 1280 |
Doctor Marianus | Anselm of Canterbury Anselm of Canterbury Anselm of Canterbury , also called of Aosta for his birthplace, and of Bec for his home monastery, was a Benedictine monk, a philosopher, and a prelate of the church who held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109... |
O.S.B. | 1109 |
Doctor Marianus | 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.... |
O.F.M. | 1308 |
Doctor Mellifluus | Bernard of Clairvaux Bernard of Clairvaux Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order.After the death of his mother, Bernard sought admission into the Cistercian order. Three years later, he was sent to found a new abbey at an isolated clearing in a glen known as the Val... |
O.Cist | 1153 |
Doctor Mirabilis | Roger Bacon Roger Bacon Roger Bacon, O.F.M. , also known as Doctor Mirabilis , was an English philosopher and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature through empirical methods... |
O.F.M. | 1294 |
Doctor Mirabilis | Antonio Pérez Antonio Pérez ]Antonio Pérez was a Spanish statesman, secretary of king Philip II of Spain.- Early years :Antonio Perez was born in Madrid in 1540. In 1542 he was legalized as son of Gonzalo Pérez, Secretary of the Council of State of king Charles I of Spain . Most probably Antonio was indeed the son of... |
S.J. | 1649 |
Doctor Moralis | Gerardus Odonis Gerardus Odonis Gerardus Odonis, was a French theologian and Minister General of the Franciscan Order.-Life:... |
O.F.M. | 1349 |
Doctor Notabilis | Pierre de l'Ile | O.F.M. | 13?? (14th c.) |
Doctor Ordinatissimus | Johannes de Bassolis | O.F.M. | 1347 (circa) |
Doctor Ornatissimus et sufficiens | Petrus de Aquila | O.F.M. | 1344 |
Doctor Pacificus (Proficuus, Imaginativus) | Nicolas Bonet Nicolas Bonet Nicolas Bonet was a Friar Minor, theologian, and missionary.Probably a Frenchman by birth, he taught theology with great success at Paris, where he received the title of "Doctor Pacificus" on account of his suave and tranquil mode of lecturing... |
O.F.M. | 1360 |
Doctor Parisiensis | Guido Terrena Guido Terrena Guido Terrena , also known as Guido Terreni and Guy de Perpignan, was a Catalan Carmelite canon lawyer and scholastic philosopher.-Life:... |
O.Carm | 1342 |
Doctor Planus et utilis | Nicolas de Lyre | O.F.M. | 1340 |
Doctor Praeclarus | Peter of Kaiserslautern | O.Praem | 1330 |
Doctor Praestantissimus | Thomas Netter Thomas Netter Thomas Netter was an English Scholastic theologian and controversialist. From his birthplace he is commonly called Thomas Waldensis.-Life:... |
O.Carm | 1431 |
Doctor Profundissimus | Paul of Venice Paul of Venice Paul of Venice was a Roman Catholic Scholastic philosopher, theologian, and logician of the Hermits of the Order of Saint Augustine.-Life:... |
O.S.A. | 1428 |
Doctor Profundissimus | Gabriel Biel Gabriel Biel Gabriel Biel was a German scholastic philosopher and member of the Brethren of the Common Life born in Speyer. In 1432 he was ordained to the priesthood and entered Heidelberg University. He succeeded academically and became an instructor in the faculty of the arts.- Life :His studies were pursued... |
Can. Reg. | 1495 |
Doctor Profundissimus | Juan Alfonso Curiel | O.S.B. | 1609 |
Doctor Profundus | Thomas Bradwardine Thomas Bradwardine Thomas Bradwardine was an English scholar, scientist, courtier and, very briefly, Archbishop of Canterbury. As a celebrated scholastic philosopher and doctor of theology, he is often called Doctor Profundus, .-Life:He was born either at Hartfield in Sussex or at Chichester, where his family were... |
- | 1349 |
Doctor Profundus | Giacomo di Ascoli | O.F.C. | 1310 (circa) |
Doctor Rarus | Hervaeus Natalis Hervaeus Natalis Hervaeus Natalis was a Dominican theologian, the 14th Master of the Dominicans, and the author of a number of works on philosophy and theology. Among his many writings may be included the Summa Totius Logicae, an opusculum once attributed to Thomas Aquinas.-Life:Natalis joined the Dominicans in... |
O.P. | 1323 |
Doctor Refulgidus | Pope Alexander V | - | 1410 |
Doctor Resolutissimus | Durandus of Saint-Pourçain Durandus of Saint-Pourçain Durandus of Saint-Pourçain , was a French philosopher and theologian.He was born at Saint-Pourçain, Auvergne, and entered the Dominican Order at Clermont, and obtained the doctoral degree at Paris in 1313... |
O.P. | 1334 |
Doctor Resolutus | John Baconthorpe John Baconthorpe John Baconthorpe was a learned English Carmelite monk and scholastic philosopher.... |
O.Carm. | 1346 |
Doctor Scholasticus | Peter Abelard Peter Abelard Peter Abelard was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician. The story of his affair with and love for Héloïse has become legendary... |
- | 1142 |
Doctor Scholasticus | Gilbert de la Porrée Gilbert de la Porrée Gilbert de la Porrée , also known as Gilbert of Poitiers, Gilbertus Porretanus or Pictaviensis, was a scholastic logician and theologian.-Life:... |
- | 1154 |
Doctor Scholasticus | Peter Lombard Peter Lombard Peter Lombard was a scholastic theologian and bishop and author of Four Books of Sentences, which became the standard textbook of theology, for which he is also known as Magister Sententiarum-Biography:Peter Lombard was born in Lumellogno , in... |
- | 1164 |
Doctor Scholasticus | Peter of Poitiers Peter of Poitiers Peter of Poitiers Peter of Poitiers Peter of Poitiers (born at Poitiers or in its neighbourhood about 1130; died in Paris in 1215 (though Ulrich Rehm dates Peter's death to 1205 in "Bebilderte Vaterunser-Erklärungen des Mittelalters", Baden-Baden 1994, p. 62) was a French scholastic... |
- | 1205 |
Doctor Scholasticus | Hugh of Newcastle Hugh of Newcastle Hugh of Newcastle was a Franciscan theologian and scholastic philosopher, a pupil of Duns Scotus. His origin in Newcastle-upon-Tyne is questioned; he may have been from Neufchâtel.-Works:... |
O.F.M. | 1322 |
Doctor Scotellus | Antonius Andreas Antonius Andreas Antonius Andreas was a Spanish Franciscan theologian, a pupil of Duns Scotus.He was teaching at the University of Lleida in 1315... |
O.F.M. | 1320 |
Doctor Scotellus | Peter of Aquila Peter of Aquila Peter of Aquila was an Italian Friar Minor, theologian and bishop.Peter was born at L'Aquila in the Abruzzi, Italy, towards the end of the thirteenth century. In 1334 he figures as master of theology and provincial of his order in Tuscany. In 1334 he was appointed confessor of Queen Joan I of... |
O.F.M | 1361 |
Doctor Scotellus | Stephanus Brulefer | O.F.M | 1497 (circa) |
Doctor Seraphicus (Doctor Devotus) | Bonaventure Bonaventure Saint Bonaventure, O.F.M., , born John of Fidanza , was an Italian medieval scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seventh Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, he was also a Cardinal Bishop of Albano. He was canonized on 14 April 1482 by Pope Sixtus IV and declared a Doctor of the... |
O.F.M. | 1274 |
Doctor Singularis et invincibilis | William of Ockham William of Ockham William of Ockham was an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher, who is believed to have been born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey. He is considered to be one of the major figures of medieval thought and was at the centre of the major intellectual and political controversies of... |
O.F.M. | 1347 or 1359 |
Doctor Solemnis (Doctor Validus) | Henry of Ghent Henry of Ghent Henry of Ghent , scholastic philosopher, known as Doctor Solemnis , also known as Henricus de Gandavo and Henricus Gandavensis, was born in the district of Mude, near Ghent, and died at Tournai... |
- | 1293 |
Doctor Solidus Copiosus | Richard of Middleton Richard of Middleton Richard of Middleton was a member of the Franciscan Order, a theologian, and philosopher. He was Norman, and therefore it is impossible to tell whether he came from France or England originally... |
O.F.M. | 1300 |
Doctor Speculativus (Doctor Gratiosus) | James of Viterbo James of Viterbo Blessed James of Viterbo , known as Giacomo da Viterbo, Jacobus de Viterbo, surname Capocci, and nicknamed Doctor speculativus, was an Augustinian friar and student of Giles of Rome.He was born in Viterbo, Italy... |
O.S.A. | 1307 |
Doctor Strenuus (Doctor Proficuus) | Petrus Thomas | O.F. | 13?? (14th c.) |
Doctor Sublimis | Franciscus de Bachone | O.Carm. | 1372 |
Doctor Sublimis | Jean Courte-Cuisse | - | 1425 |
Doctor Subtilis (Doctor Marianus) | 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.... |
O.F.M. | 1308 |
Doctor Subtilissimus | Peter of Mantua | - | 13?? (14th c.) |
Doctor Succinctus | Francis of Ascoli | - | 1344 (circa) |
Doctor Supersubtilis | Giovanni da Ripa | O.F. | 1368 |
Doctor Universalis | Alain de Lille Alain de Lille Alain de Lille , French theologian and poet, was born, probably in Lille, some years before 1128.-Life:... |
- | 1202 |
Doctor Universalis | Albertus Magnus Albertus Magnus Albertus Magnus, O.P. , also known as Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, is a Catholic saint. He was a German Dominican friar and a bishop, who achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge of and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion. Those such as James A. Weisheipl... |
O.P. | 1280 |
Doctor Universalis | Gilbert, Bishop of London | - | 1134 |
Doctor Venerabilis et Christianissimus | Jean Gerson Jean Gerson Jean Charlier de Gerson , French scholar, educator, reformer, and poet, Chancellor of the University of Paris, a guiding light of the conciliar movement and one of the most prominent theologians at the Council of Constance, was born at the village of Gerson, in the bishopric of Reims in... |
- | 1429 |
Doctor Venerandus | Geoffroy de Fontibus | O.F.M. | 1240 |
Doctor Vitae Arbor | Johannes Wallensis | O.F.M. | 1300 |
Doctors in law
Accolade | Name | Death |
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Doctor Aristotelis Anima | Johannes Dondus | 1380 |
Doctor a Doctoribus | Antonius Franciscus | 1528 |
Doctor Fons Canonum | Johannes Andrea | 1348 |
Doctor Fons Juris Utriusque | Henry of Susa (Ostia) | 1267-81 |
Doctor Lucerna Juris | Baldus de Ubaldis Baldus de Ubaldis Baldus de Ubaldis was an Italian jurist, a leading figure in Medieval Roman Law.-Life:A member of the noble family of the Ubaldi , Baldus was born at Perugia in 1327, and studied civil law there under Bartolus de Saxoferrato, being admitted to the degree of doctor of civil law at the early age of... |
1400 |
Doctor Lucerna Juris Pontificii | Nicholas Tedeschi (O.S.B.) | 1445 |
Doctor Lumen Juris | Pope Clement IV Pope Clement IV Pope Clement IV , born Gui Faucoi called in later life le Gros , was elected Pope February 5, 1265, in a conclave held at Perugia that took four months, while cardinals argued over whether to call in Charles of Anjou, the youngest brother of Louis IX of France... |
1268 |
Doctor Lumen Legum | Irnerius Irnerius Irnerius , sometimes referred to as lucerna juris , was an Italian jurist, and founder of the School of Glossators and thus of the tradition of Medieval Roman Law.... |
1125 (after) |
Doctor Memoriosissimus | Ludovicus Pontanus | 1439 |
Doctor Monarcha Juris | Bartholomew of Saliceto | 1412 |
Doctor Os Aureum | Bulgarus Bulgarus Bulgarus was a twelfth century Italian jurist, born at Bologna. He is sometimes erroneously called Bulgarinus, which was properly the name of a jurist of the 15th century.... |
1166 |
Doctor Pater Decretalium | Gregory IX | 1241 |
Doctor Pater et Organum Veritatis | Pope Innocent IV Pope Innocent IV Pope Innocent IV , born Sinibaldo Fieschi, was pope from June 25, 1243 until his death in 1254.-Early life:... |
1254 |
Doctor Pater Juris | Pope Innocent III Pope Innocent III Pope Innocent III was Pope from 8 January 1198 until his death. His birth name was Lotario dei Conti di Segni, sometimes anglicised to Lothar of Segni.... |
1216 |
Doctor Pater Peritorum | Pierre de Belleperche | 1307 |
Doctor Planus ac Perspicuus | Walter Burleigh Walter Burley Walter Burley was a medieval English Scholastic philosopher and logician. He was a Master of Arts at Oxford in 1301, and a fellow of Merton College, Oxford until about 1310. He spent sixteen years at Paris until 1326, becoming a fellow of the Sorbonne by 1324. After that, he spent seventeen... |
1337 |
Doctor Princeps Subtilitatum | Francesco d'Accolti | 1486 |
Doctor Speculator | William Durandus | 1296 |
Doctor Speculum Juris | Bartholus of Sassoferrato | 1359 |
Doctor Subtilis | Benedict Raymond | 1440 |
Doctor Subtilis | Filippo Corneo | 1462 |
Doctor Verus | Thomas Doctius, Siena | 1441 |
Other medieval accolades
Accolade | Name | Death | Translation/Notes |
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Apostolus | St. Paul Paul of Tarsus Paul the Apostle , also known as Saul of Tarsus, is described in the Christian New Testament as one of the most influential early Christian missionaries, with the writings ascribed to him by the church forming a considerable portion of the New Testament... |
67 | Due to his preeminence among the Letters of the Apostles within the Bible |
Commentator | Averroes Averroes ' , better known just as Ibn Rushd , and in European literature as Averroes , was a Muslim polymath; a master of Aristotelian philosophy, Islamic philosophy, Islamic theology, Maliki law and jurisprudence, logic, psychology, politics, Arabic music theory, and the sciences of medicine, astronomy,... (Ibn Rushd) |
1198 | |
Magister sententiarum | Peter Lombard Peter Lombard Peter Lombard was a scholastic theologian and bishop and author of Four Books of Sentences, which became the standard textbook of theology, for which he is also known as Magister Sententiarum-Biography:Peter Lombard was born in Lumellogno , in... |
1160 | |
Philosophus | Aristoteles | BC 322 |