Alphonsus Bonihominis
Alphonsus Bonihominis Hispanus (also: Alfonso or Alonso Buenhombre; * year of birth unknown in Spain, † around 1353 in Morocco) was a Dominican monk and bishop of Marrakech .
He is known as a translator of Arabic texts into Latin, e.g. B. an apocryphal story of Joseph (around 1336) and a legend of Antonius (around 1342). During his stays in North Africa he was repeatedly taken prisoner by the Islamic rulers.
Works
- de adventu Messiae (1339) ex Arabico transtulisse traditur librum conversi ad Christum Magistri Samuelis Israelitae ... in: Fabricius, Johann Albert: Bibliotheca Latina mediae et infimae aetatis (Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Munich)
- Legenda sancti Antoni abbatis Thebaidis (around 1340/42)
Web links
- Biography of Alfonso Buenhombre
- "Translation of a translation of a translation ..." (Heidelberg University Library)
- Search result for: 'alfonsus bonihominis' (Monumenta Germaniae Historica)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alphonsus Bonihominis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alfonso Buenhombre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dominican monk and bishop of Marrakech |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1336 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1353 |
| Place of death | Morocco |