John of Fintona () was an Irish writer. Called ''"subtillissimus canonum doctor/a most subtle teacher of

canon law Canon law (from grc, κανών, , a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members. It is th ...

"'' by

Tommaso Diplovataccio Tommaso Diplovataccio or Diplovatazio (1468–1541) was an Italian jurist, publisher and politician. His family was Greek nobility that emigrated from Corfu to Naples after the fall of Constantinople. After studies in Naples (where he married Ma ...

, John was the compiler of a

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. It is possible that John was a native of

Fintona Fintona (; ), is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Its population at the 2011 Census was 1,164. Name and etymology Fintona is derived phonetically from the Irish name of the area, ''Fionntamhnach''; this is often trans ...

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References

* Theodore William Moody, Dáibhí Ó Cróinín, Francis X. Martin, Francis John Byrne, Art Cosgrove, edited by Dáibhí Ó Cróinín ''A New History of Ireland: Prehistoric and early Ireland'', Oxford University Press, 2005, vol.1, p. 968. {{DEFAULTSORT:John Of Fintona Canon law jurists Medieval Gaels from Ireland 13th-century writers in Latin 13th-century births Medieval Irish writers People from County Tyrone 13th-century Irish writers Year of death unknown