Bérenger de Landore (also Berengar of Landorra, of Landorre; Berenguel de Landoria, Landória, or Landoira) (1262–1330) was a French Dominican, who became Master of the Order of Preachers (1312–1317), and then Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1317-1330). He was from a noble family of southern France.
Most Reverend Bérenger de Landore | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela |
| In office | 1317-1330 |
| Successor | Gómez Manrique |
| Previous post(s) | Master of the Order of Preachers (1312–1317) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 30 April 1318 by Niccolò Alberti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1262 France |
| Died | 20 October 1330 (age 68) Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
| Nationality | French |
As Master General
editAs Master General, he set up the Friars Pilgrim missionaries.[1] He set the trend towards Thomism as central to Dominican theology;[2] and campaigned against that of Durandus of Saint-Pourçain.[3][4] He asked Bernard Gui to compose a replacement for the Golden Legend of Jacobus de Voragine.[5]
As Archbishop
editOn 15 July 1317, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope John XXII as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.[6][7] On 30 April 1318, he was consecrated bishop by Niccolò Alberti, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri.[6] He took until 1322 to take possession as Archbishop, there being a Galician rival.[8][9] He had to reside at some time at Noia,[10] where he held a synod.[citation needed] His takeover was a violent affair.[11] He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 20 Oct 1330.[6] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Gonzalo Núñez de Novoa, Bishop of Orense (1320) and Rodrigo Ibáñez, Bishop of Lugo (1320).[6] He is remembered also for the building work he initiated on the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, and relics.[12] One of the cathedral towers bears his name.
Works
editHis Lumen animæ, seu liber moralitatum Magnarum rerum naturalium was printed in 1482 by Matthias Farinator.
Further reading
edit- Lumen animæ, seu liber moralitatum Magnarum rerum naturalium (in Latin). Matthias Farinator. 1482.
- Díaz y Díaz, Manuel C., ed. (1983). Hechos de Don Berenguel de Landoria, Arzobispo de Santiago: Introduccion, Edicion Critica y Traduccion (in Spanish).
translation of the chronicle Gesta Berengarii de Landoria archiepiscopi Compostellani
References
edit- ^ "Order of Preachers". In 1312 the master general, Béranger de Landore, organized the missions of Asia into a special congregation of "Friars Pilgrim", 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 "Work I: Christendom in the Early Thirteenth Century". Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2007. "Hinnebusch: 3 the Missions to 1500". Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2007.
- ^ Ashley/Dominicans: 3 Mystics 1300s Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Durandus of Saint-Pourçain (C. 1275-1334) – via bookrags.com.
Research Article from Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- ^ Iribarren, Isabel. Durandus of St Pourcain: A Dominican Theologian in the Shadow of Aquinas. p. 5. doi:10.1093/0199282315.003.0001.
- ^ Caldwell, Christine (October 2000). "Peter Martyr: The Inquisitor as Saint". Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies. 31 (1): 146.
- ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Berenguel Landore, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "ANNEES SAINTES ou JUBILAIRES" (in French).
- ^ "Réinterpréter Compostelle" (in French).
- ^ "NOIA (A CORUÑA)" (in Galician). Archived from the original on 12 May 2008.
- ^ "Casa de la balconada". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2007.
the local mayor, and other counsellors; after Alonso's death serious fighting broke out.
- ^ Importazionedi Reliquie E Opere D'Arte a Compostella e in Galicia Durante Il Medio Evo E IL Rinascimento (PDF) (in Italian). p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2007.
