Josse van Clichtove or Judocus Clichtoveus Neoportuensis ( Nieuwpoort, 1472/73 –

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22 September 1543), was a Flemish

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, priest and humanist.

Life

He received his education at

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and at

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under

Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples ( Latinized as Jacobus Faber Stapulensis; c. 1455 – c. 1536) was a French theologian and a leading figure in French humanism. He was a precursor of the Protestant movement in France. The "d'Étaples" was not part of ...

. He became librarian of the

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and tutor to the nephews of Jacques d'Amboise,

bishop of Clermont The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Claromontana''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Clermont'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Puy-d ...

and

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. He is best known as a distinguished antagonist of

Martin Luther Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Reformation, Protestant Refo ...

, against whom he wrote extensively. When Cardinal Duprat convened his Synod of Paris in 1528 to discuss the new religion, Clichtove was summoned and was entrusted with the task of collecting and summarizing the objections to the Lutheran doctrine. This he did in his ''Compendium veritatum ... contra erroneas Lutheranorum assertiones'' (Paris, 1529). He died at

on 22 September 1543.

Works

* ''De doctrina moriendi'' (Paris, 1520). * ''Antilutherus'' (Paris, 1524). * ''Compendium veritatum ad fidem pertinentium contra erroneas Lutheranorum assertiones ex dictis et actis in concilio provinciali Senonensi apud Parisios celebrato'' (Paris, 1529). * ''Convulsio calumniarum Ulrichi Veleni quibus S. Petrum nunquam Romae fuisse cavillatur'' (Paris, 1535). * ''Fundamentum Logicae. Introductio in terminorum cognitionem, in libros logicorum Aristotelis'' (Paris, 1538).
''De mystica numerorum significatione opusculum''
(Paris, 1513). * ''De Sacramento Eucharistiae contra Œcolampadium'' (Paris, 1526). * ''De vera nobilitate opusculum'' (Paris, 1512). * ''De vita et moribus sacerdotum'' (Paris, 1519). * ''Elucidatorium ecclesiasticum'' (Paris, 1516). * ''Propugnaculum ecclesiae adversus Lutheranos'' (Paris, 1526). * ''Sermones'' (Paris, 1534).

References

1543 deaths University of Paris alumni Roman Catholic theologians of the Habsburg Netherlands Flemish humanists Year of birth unknown Year of birth uncertain Roman Catholic priests of the Habsburg Netherlands {{RC-clergy-stub