Paulus Hungarus (Paul the Hungarian; ca. 1180 - 10 February 1241) was a
Hungarian friar of the
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Cal ...
who lived during the thirteenth century, and is author of the ''Summa poenitentiae'', Hungarus also annotated ''Compilatio I-III'', a collection 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 ...
. Hungarus planned a network of monasteries throughout the
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...
to act as a bulwark against
heresy
Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs, in particular the accepted beliefs of a church or religious organization. The term is usually used in reference to violations of important religi ...
, one of which is the
Church of the Dominican Monastery in
Segesvár (now Sighișoara, Romania).
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12th-century Hungarian people
13th-century Hungarian people
Hungarian Dominicans
Dominican theologians
1180 births
1241 deaths
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