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
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(1312–1317), and then
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
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missionaries. He set the trend towards
Thomism
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as central to Dominican theology; and campaigned against that of
Durandus of Saint-Pourçain
Durandus of Saint-Pourçain (also known as Durand of Saint-Pourçain; c. 1275 – 13 September 1332 / 10 September 1334) was a French Dominican, philosopher, theologian, and bishop.
Life
He was born at Saint-Pourçain, Auvergne. Little is kn ...
. He asked
Bernard Gui
Bernard Gui (), also known as Bernardo Gui or Bernardus Guidonis (c. 1261/62 – 30 December 1331), was a Dominican friar, Bishop of Lodève, and a papal inquisitor during the later stages of the Medieval Inquisition.
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to compose a replacement for the ''
Golden Legend
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'' of
Jacobus de Voragine
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.
As Archbishop
On 15 July 1317, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope John XXII
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Niccolò Alberti Niccolò is an Italian male given name, derived from the Greek Nikolaos meaning "Victor of people" or "People's champion".
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,
Cardinal-Bishop
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of Ostia e Velletri. He took until 1322 to take possession as Archbishop, there being a Galician rival. He had to reside at some time at
Noia
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. His takeover was a violent affair. He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 20 Oct 1330. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of
Gonzalo Núñez de Novoa
Gonzalo Núñez de Novoa (died 16 May 1332) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Orense (1319–1332).
,
Bishop of Orense
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(1320) and
Rodrigo Ibáñez
Rodrigo Ibáñez (died 1 March 1335) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tui (1326–1335) and Bishop of Lugo (1319–1320). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
On 25 September 1319 Rodrigo Ibáñez was appointed by the King of Spain and ...
,
Bishop of Lugo
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(1320). He is remembered also for the building work he initiated on the
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
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, and relics.PDF (Italian) , p.3. One of the cathedral towers bears his name.
Works
His ''Lumen animæ, seu liber moralitatum Magnarum rerum naturalium'' was printed in 1482 by Matthias Farinator.
;Editions
*''Hechos de Don Berenguel de Landoria, Arzobispo de Santiago: Introduccion, Edicion Critica y Traduccion'' (1983) Manuel C. Díaz y Díaz, translation of the chronicle ''Gesta Berengarii de Landoria archiepiscopi Compostellani''