John of la Rochelle
John of la Rochelle OFM (also known as Jean de La Rochelle, John of Rupella, and Johannes de Rupella) (about 1200 - February 8, 1245 ) was a French Franciscan and theologian .
Life
Born in La Rochelle towards the end of the 12th century , he entered the Franciscan order at an early age, where he was a pupil of Alexander von Hales . With his treatises, sermons and commentaries, he made important contributions to Hales' Summa fratris Alexandri . Wilhelm von Auvergne , Bishop of Paris , commented on the work: "Hales began the work, which was then completed by John of Rochelle and others".
He was one of the opponents of Elias of Cortona . In collaboration with Hales, Robert von Bascia and Odo von Rigaud , he wrote a declaration of the rules of St. Francis . This work received the approval of the General Chapter of the Orders in Bologna in 1242 and became known as the Exposition of the Four Masters .
Works
- Tractatus de divisione potentiarum animae (approx. 1233)
- Summa de anima (approx. 1235)
- De cognitione animae separate
- De immortalitate animae sensibilis
- Summa de articulis fidei
- Summa de decem praeceptis
- Summa de virtutibus
- Summa de vitiis et peccatis
A Latin-German edition of Summa de anima. Tractatus de viribus animae ("Sum over the soul. Second treatise on the forces of the soul"), translated and introduced by Jörg Alejandro Tellkamp, was published as volume 4 in the second series of Herder's library of Middle Ages philosophy .
Individual evidence
- ↑ John of la Rochelle: Summa de anima. Tractatus de viribus animae on www.herder.de, accessed on May 30, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | John of la Rochelle |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jean de La Rochelle; John of Rupella; Johannes de Rupella |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Franciscan and theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1200 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Rochelle |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1245 |
| Place of death | Paris |