Peter Lombard, was a scholastic theologian, Bishop of Paris, and author of Four Books of Sentences which became the standard textbook of theology, for which he earned the accolade Magister Sententiarum.
10 Facts About Peter Lombard
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Peter Lombard was born in Lumellogno, in northwestern Italy, to a poor family.
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Around 1145, Peter Lombard became a "magister", or professor, at the cathedral school of Notre Dame in Paris.
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Peter Lombard's means of earning a living before he began to derive income as a teacher and from his canon's prebend is shrouded in uncertainty.
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In contrast, Peter Lombard had no relatives, ecclesiastical connections, and no political patrons in France.
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Peter Lombard was among the signatories of the act condemning Gilbert's teachings.
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Walter of St Victor accused Peter Lombard of obtaining the office by simony.
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Peter Lombard was succeeded by Maurice de Sully, the builder of the Cathedral of Notre Dame.
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Peter Lombard wrote commentaries on the Psalms and the Pauline epistles; however, his most famous work by far was Libri Quatuor Sententiarum, or the Four Books of Sentences, which became the standard textbook of theology at the medieval universities.
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Peter Lombard's interpretation was later endorsed by Pope Alexander III, and had a significant impact on Church interpretation of marriage.