Peter Plaoul (1353–1415; la, Petrus Plaoul, french: Pierre Plaoul) was a late medieval

Scholastic philosopher Scholasticism was a medieval school of philosophy that employed a critical organic method of philosophical analysis predicated upon the Aristotelian 10 Categories. Christian scholasticism emerged within the monastic schools that translat ...

and

theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

. Born in Liege, he was educated at the

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and remained an active member of the University until he was made

Bishop of Senlis The former French Catholic diocese of Senlis existed from the sixth century, at least, to the French Revolution. Its see was at Senlis, in the modern department of Oise, in northern France. It was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801, its territo ...

in 1409. While the content of his thought remains relatively unknown, Plaoul is often noted for his role in ending the Great Schism. He was present at the three French clergy councils in the 1390s called by King Charles the VI. There he advocated for the withdrawal of obedience from the

Avignon Pope The Avignon Papacy was the period from 1309 to 1376 during which seven successive popes resided in Avignon – at the time within the Kingdom of Arles, part of the Holy Roman Empire; now part of France – rather than in Rome. The situation arose ...

. He was also a speaker at the

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, where the members attempted to end the schism by electing a third pope. Peter became sick and died before he could take part in the Council of Constance, which finally brought an end to the schism.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Plaoul, Peter 1353 births 1415 deaths Scholastic philosophers Bishops of Senlis Prince-Bishopric of Liège clergy University of Paris alumni