Roger Marston (Rogerus de Marston) (died c. 1303) was an English
Franciscan
The Franciscans are a group of related Mendicant orders, mendicant Christianity, Christian Catholic religious order, religious orders within the Catholic Church. Founded in 1209 by Italian Catholic friar Francis of Assisi, these orders include t ...
scholastic philosopher and theologian.
He studied under
John Pecham
John Peckham (c. 1230 – 8 December 1292) was Archbishop of Canterbury in the years 1279–1292. He was a native of Sussex who was educated at Lewes Priory and became a Friar Minor about 1250. He studied at the University of Paris under ...
in Paris, in the years around 1270, and probably also at Oxford a few years later, during the time he was a pupil of
John Pecham
John Peckham (c. 1230 – 8 December 1292) was Archbishop of Canterbury in the years 1279–1292. He was a native of Sussex who was educated at Lewes Priory and became a Friar Minor about 1250. He studied at the University of Paris under ...
he was a fellow student with
Matthew of Aquasparta
Matthew of Aquasparta ( it, Matteo di Aquasparta; 1240 – 29 October 1302) was an Italian Friar Minor and scholastic philosopher. He was elected Minister General of the Order.
Life
Born in Acquasparta, Umbria, he was a member of the Bentivenghi ...
. He generally followed Pecham's views on the
Eucharist
The Eucharist (; from Greek , , ), also known as Holy Communion and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others. According to the New Testament, the rite was instit ...
. He regarded time as absolute.
He became Franciscan Provincial in
England
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.
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References
*Leen Spruit (1994), ''Species Intelligibilis: From Perception to Knowledge'', pp. 235–7
*Jorge J. E. Gracia, Timothy B. Noone, ''A Companion to Philosophy in the Middle Ages'' (2003), pp. 626–9
Notes
External links
*Maurice De Wulf
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1303 deaths
English theologians
Year of birth unknown