John of Paris
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John of Paris OP (in French Jean de Paris), also called Jean Quidort and Johannes de Soardis (c. 1255 – September 22, 1306), was a French philosopher, theologian, and Dominican friar.
Life
John of Paris was born in Paris at an unknown date. Having obtained the degree of Master of Arts with distinction, he joined the Dominican Order, when about twenty years of age, at the Convent of St. James in his native city. There he taught philosophy and theology, and obtained the degree of Master of Theology. He was endowed with great ability, possessed great literary and linguistic attainments, and was considered one of the best theologians of the university and one of the most subtle dialecticians of the age."[1]
"In his work on the temporal and spiritual power, De potestate regia et papali, written during
After John wrote a treatise contradicting the normal Church doctrine on transubstantiation, the faculty of the university reported his ideas to William of Baufet, Bishop of Paris, who forbade John under penalty of excommunication to defend such a doctrine, and deprived him of the offices of lecturing, preaching, and hearing confessions. John appealed to the Holy See, but died soon after in Bordeaux, and the case was dropped.[2]
Works
Some ten of his works on theology, physics, and metaphysics still exist in manuscript; two others, De Antichristo and De modo existendi corporis Christi in sacramento altaris, appeared in print centuries after his death. A treatise, Contra corruptorem Sancti Thomae, published in 1516 under the name of
More troublesome in the eyes of the Church was John's treatise on the
The following works are among those authored by him:
- Commentarium in IV sententiarum libros.[3]
- Abbreviatio librorum naturalis philosophiae Aristotelis.
- (Determinatio) de modo existendi corporis Christi in sacramento altaris.[4]
- De adventu Christi secundum carnem.
- Compendium libri Physicorum.
- De potestate regia et papali.[5]
- De formis.
- Quaestio De principio individuationis.
- Determinatio de confessionibus fratrum.[6]
- Various other Quaestiones disputatae.
- Quodlibeta.
- Sermones .
- Tractatus de Antichristo[7]
- Translations
- On Royal and Papal Power, tr. JA Watt, (Toronto, 1971)
20th century references
John's name re-appeared in the early 20th century, when
References
- ^ a b c O'Daniel, Victor. "John of Paris." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 5 March 2016
- ^ Chris Jones, "John of Paris: Through a Glass Darkly?," in John of Paris: Beyond Royal and Papal Power, ed. Jones, Turnhout: Brepols, 2015, pp. 1-31.
- ^ Jean Dunbabin, "The Commentary of John of Paris (Quidort) on the Sentences," in Medieval Commentaries on the Sentences of Peter Lombard. Current Research (Leiden-Boston-Cologne, 2002), pp. 131-148.
- ^ Gianluca Briguglia, "Theology, Sacramental Debates and Political Thought in John of Paris: The Case of the Eucharist," in John of Paris, ed. Jones, pp. 401-421.
- ^ Johannes Quidort von Paris, Über Königliche und päpstliche Gewalt (De regia potestate et papali), ed. Fritz Bleienstein, Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Verlag, 1969. Several articles discuss this tract in John of Paris, ed. Jones.
- ^ John of Paris, De confessionibus audiendis (Quaestio disputata Parisius de potestate papae), ed. Ludwig Hodl, Munich, 1962.
- ^ Anna Milne-Tavendale, "John of Paris and the Apocalypse," in John of Paris, ed. Jones, pp. 119-149.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "John of Paris". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.