Gervase Mathew

Gervase Mathew OP (born March 14, 1905 in London , † April 4, 1976 ) was a British Dominican and Byzantinist .

Life

Anthony Gervase Mathew is the second son of a lawyer. His older brother, David Mathew, also made a career in the Order. Her father studies before sending her to Balliol College at Oxford University and then to the British School at Athens . He joined the Order of Preachers in 1928 before being ordained a priest in 1934.

At Oxford, Mathew teaches a variety of subjects at Blackfriars Hall , the Dominican Department, including theology and modern history. His interests are diverse, from the history of the Byzantine Empire ( lecturer in Byzantine Studies at Oxford University from 1947 to 1971) to African art (he accompanied his brother to the British colonies of Africa from 1940 to 1950) through medieval England, History and archeology in general. He is also part of the Inklings informal discussion group .

Fonts (selection)

• with David James Mathew : The Reformation and the contemplative life. A study of the conflict between the Carthusians and the state . London 1934, OCLC 63199272 .
• with Kenneth Wykeham-George: Bede Jarrett of the Order of Preachers . Westminster 1952, OCLC 1043039862 .
• Byzantine painting . Berlin 1960, OCLC 45727125 .
• The court of Richard II . London 1968, OCLC 886572094 .

literature

• Humphrey Carpenter : The Inklings. CS Lewis , JRR Tolkien , Charles Williams and their friends . London 2006, ISBN 978-0-00-774869-3 .
• GSP Freeman-Grenville: The Rev. Fr. Gervase Mathew . In: Azania. Archaeological Research in Africa 11.1 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1080/00672707609511228