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Abelard, Peter — • Dialectician, philosopher, and theologian (1079 1142) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Abelard, Peter — (Pierre Abelard) (1079–1142) Perhaps the most famous man in Europe in his own lifetime, Peter Abelard was a renowned teacher, philosopher, theologian,writer and lover, as famous for his celebrated affair with HELOISE as for his provoking… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Abelard, Peter — born 1079, Le Pallet, near Nantes, Brittany died April 21, 1142, Priory of Saint Marcel, near Chalon sur Saône, Burgundy French theologian and philosopher. The son of a knight, he abandoned his inheritance to study philosophy. He became private… … Universalium
Abelard, Peter — (1079–1142) Theologian. Abelard was born at Pallet, near Nantes in France. He attracted large audiences to his theological lectures at the Cathedral Schools of Paris. After his love affair with Héloïse, the niece of Fulbert, Canon of Notre… … Who’s Who in Christianity
Abelard, Peter — (Abaelard, Abailard 1079–1142) French scholastic philosopher. Born near Nantes, Abelard lived a hectic life, quite apart from the misfortune he incurred as a result of his romance of 1118 (for the details of which, see Héloïse ). He was educated… … Philosophy dictionary
Abelard,Peter — Ab·e·lard (ăbʹə lärd ) also A·bé·lard (ä bā lärʹ), Peter or Pierre 1079 1142. French theologian, philosopher, and composer whose nominalist application of the principles of ancient Greek logic to the doctrines of the medieval Catholic Church led… … Universalium
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Peter Abelard — Peter Abelard † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Peter Abelard Dialectician, philosopher, and theologian, born 1079; died 1142. Peter Abelard (also spelled Abeillard, Abailard, etc., while the best manuscripts have Abaelardus) was born in the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Peter Abelard — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophers era = Medieval Philosophy color = #B0C4DE |thumb image caption = Abaelardus and Heloïse surprised by Master Fulbert , by Romanticist painter Jean Vignaud (1819) name = Pierre Abélard birth = 1079… … Wikipedia
