Saint-Victor, Abbey of — • In 1108 William of Champeaux retired to a small hermitage dedicated to St. Victor, the martyr soldier. He was followed by many disciples and induced again to take up his lectures. Hence the origin of the Royal Abbey and School of St. Victor… … Catholic encyclopedia
School of Saint Victor — The school of St Victor, or Victorines, was a group of philosophers and mystics based at the Augustinian abbey of St Victor as part of the University of Paris. [Michael Haren, Medieval Thought (1985), pp. 111 114] It was founded in the twelfth… … Wikipedia
Hugh of Saint-Victor — born 1096 died Feb. 11, 1141, Paris, Fr. Scholastic theologian who began the tradition of mysticism of the school of St. Victor, Paris. He was influenced by St. Augustine of Hippo and by Dionysius the Areopagite and contributed to the development … Universalium
Abbey of Saint-Victor — Abbey of Saint Victor † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Saint Victor In the year 1108, the famous William of Champeaux, archdeacon of Notre Dame in Paris, who had been lecturing to crowds of students, relinquishing his chair, retired … Catholic encyclopedia
Hugh of Saint Victor — (c. 1096 – 11 February 1141) was born perhaps in France, or more probably in Saxony. His origins and early life are rather obscure. He studied and taught at the Augustinian Abbey of Saint Victor in Paris after which he is named. His writings… … Wikipedia
André de Saint-Victor — est un victorin mort le dimanche 19 octobre 1175, à Wigmore, Pays de Galles. C est un théologien et l un des plus grands exégètes scientifique de la Bible du XIIe siècle, notamment par un retour à l hebraica veritas, initiée par Hugues de Saint… … Wikipédia en Français
Richard of Saint-Victor — ▪ French theologian born , Scotland/England died March 10, 1173, Paris, Fr. Roman Catholic theologian whose treatises profoundly influenced medieval and modern mysticism. Richard entered the Abbey of Saint Victor, Paris, and studied… … Universalium
Achard de Saint-Victor — Achard de Saint Victor † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Achard de Saint Victor Canon regular, Abbot of St Victor, Paris, and Bishop of Avranches, b. about 1100; d. 1172. By some authorities he is said to have been of English extraction, by… … Catholic encyclopedia
Adam of Saint Victor — ( d. 1146) [It was previously believed that he died late 12th century, but that is now believed to be false] was a prolific poet and composer of Latin hymns and sequences. He is believed to have sparked the expansion of the poetic and musical… … Wikipedia
Abbey of Saint Victor, Paris — For the abbey in Marseille see St. Victor s Abbey, Marseille St. Victor s Abbey, Paris, otherwise the Royal Abbey and School of St. Victor, had its origins when William of Champeaux, the Archdeacon of Paris, retired to a small hermitage near… … Wikipedia