Gilbert Universalis or Gilbertus Universalis (died 1134) was a medieval
Bishop of London
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Life
Gilbert was elected to the
see of London
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about December 1127.
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Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 1, St. Paul's, London: Bishops
' He was consecrated on 22 January 1128. He died on 9 August 1134.
[Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 258] His death was commemorated on 9 August.
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Works
Gilbert the Universal worked on the so-called ''Glossa ordinaria'', a compilation of what historically prominent commentators had written on the books of the Bible
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. Gilbert also compiled the ''Gloss on Lamentations''. He is particularly notable for developing the previous compilation of Paschasius Radbertus on '' Lamentations'' into an argument for the Christian use of Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero ( ; ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the esta ...
nian rhetoric.
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Bishops of London
1134 deaths
12th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
Year of birth unknown
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