Bérenger de Landore
Bérenger de Landore[1] (1262–1330) was a French Dominican, who became Master of the Order of Preachers, and then Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela. He was from a noble family of southern France.[2]
As Master General
As Master General, he set up the Friars Pilgrim missionaries.[3] He set the trend towards Thomism as central to Dominican theology;[4] and campaigned against that of Durandus of Saint-Pourçain.[5] He asked Bernard Gui to compose a replacement for the Golden Legend of Jacob de Voragine.[6]
As Archbishop
He took until 1322 to take possession as Archbishop, there being a Galician rival.[7] He had to reside at some time at Noia,[8] where he held a synod.[9] His takeover was a violent affair.[10] He is remembered also for the building work he initiated on the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, and relics.[11] One of the cathedral towers bears his name.
Works
His Lumen animæ, seu liber moralitatum Magnarum rerum naturalium was printed in 1482 by Matthias Farinator.
- Editions
- Hechos de Don Berenguel de Landoria, Arzobispo de Santiago: Introduccion, Edicion Critica y Traduccion (1983) Manuel C. Díaz y Díaz, translation of the chronicle Gesta Berengarii de Landoria archiepiscopi Compostellani
References
- ↑ Berengar of Landorra, of Landorre; Berenguel de Landoria, Landória, or Landoira.
- ↑ [1], Spanish.
- ↑ [2]: In 1312 the master general, Béranger de Landore, organized the missions of Asia into a special congregation of "Friars Pilgrims", with Franco of Perugia as vicar general. As a base of evangelization they had the convent of Pera (Constantinople), Capha, Trebizond, and Negropont. Thence they branched out into Armenia and Persia. Also [3], [4].
- ↑ Ashley/Dominicans: 3 Mystics 1300s
- ↑ PDF, p.5, [5].
- ↑ PDF, note p.146.
- ↑ [6], [7], both in French.
- ↑ [8] (Spanish language).
- ↑ http://canalnoia.lamalice.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=35&limit=1&limitstart=5
- ↑ It is claimed that Bérengar ordered the assassination in 1320 of Alonso Suárez de Deza[9], the local mayor, and other counsellors; after Alonso's death serious fighting broke out.
- ↑ PDF (Italian), p.3.
| Preceded by | Master General of the Dominican Order 1312–1317 |
Succeeded by Hervé de Nédellec |
