Clement of Llanthony
Clement of Llanthony | |
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Prior of Llanthony | |
Church | Llanthony Priory |
Appointed | around 1150 |
Term ended | after 1167 |
Predecessor | William of Wycombe[1] |
Successor | Roger of Norwich[1] |
Personal details | |
Died | after 1167 |
Clement of Llanthony (
Clement's theological writings were mainly derivative and contain little original thought. Mostly they are collections of commentary on the
Life
Clement was a native of Gloucester and became a
Clement was the fifth prior of Llanthony and third prior of
Works
Clement wrote a number of theological works, some of which still survive. Surviving works include commentaries on
The Unum, occasionally known as Concordia Quattuor Evangelistarum,
Most of Clement's works were derivative, and did not contain much that was original thought. Instead, they comment on other works. Clement's commentary on his gospel harmony appears to have mainly compiled older writers' writings and contains little of his own thoughts on the Gospels,[6] although it appears that he did compile the Unum directly from the four gospels and not from previous harmonies.[7]
Most of Clement's works that survive remain unpublished. The only exception is part of Unum, which was partly published as a
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b c d e Knowles, et al. Heads of Religious Houses p. 172
- ^ a b c d e f g h Evans "Llanthony, Clement of" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ a b c d Sharpe Handlist of the Latin Writers pp. 86–89
- ^ a b c Smith "Clement of Llanthony's Gospel Harmony" Church History and Religious Culture p. 176
- ^ Burton Monastic and Religious Orders p. 202
- ^ Hunt "English Learning" Transactions of the Royal Historical Society p. 27
- ^ Smith "Clement of Llanthony's Gospel Harmony" Church History and Religious Culture p. 178
References
- Burton, Janet (1994). Monastic and Religious Orders in Britain: 1000–1300. Cambridge Medieval Textbooks. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-37797-8.
- Evans, G. R. (2004). "Llanthony, Clement of (d. in or after 1176)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (September 2010 online ed.). Oxford University Press. required)
- Hunt, R. W. (1936). "English Learning in the Late Twelfth Century". S2CID 163587951.
- ISBN 0-521-80452-3.
- ISBN 2-503-50575-9.
- Smith, Paul (2014). "Clement of Llanthony's Gospel Harmony and Augustine's "De Consensu Evangelistarum"". Church History and Religious Culture. 94 (2): 175–196. JSTOR 23923225.