Stephen of Alinerre or Stephen of Beauvais was a student of
Gilbert de la Porrée
Gilbert de la Porrée (after 1085 – 4 September 1154), also known as Gilbert of Poitiers, Gilbertus Porretanus or Pictaviensis, was a scholastic logician and theologian and Bishop of Poitiers.
Life
He was born in Poitiers, and completed ...
and canon of
Beauvais. In 1148 he was present at the
Synod of Reims at which Gilbert's work was condemned. Stephen worked at
Reims as a teacher, and
Walter of Châtillon
Walter of Châtillon (Latinisation of names, Latinized as Gualterus de Castellione) was a 12th-century France, French writer and theology, theologian who wrote in the Latin, Latin language. He studied under Stephen of Beauvais and at the University ...
was among his students there.
Stephen became a courtier of
Henry the Liberal, count of Champagne and from 1176 onwards was Henry's
chancellor. He died in 1179.
Helinand of Froidmont
Helinand of Froidmont (c. 1150—after 1229 (probably 1237)) was a medieval poet, chronicler, and ecclesiastical writer.
Biography
He was born of Flemish parents at Pronleroy in France around 1150. He studied under Ralph of Beauvais. Richard W ...
describes a dispute with Stephen of Alinerre over the merits of
Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux, O. Cist. ( la, Bernardus Claraevallensis; 109020 August 1153), venerated as Saint Bernard, was an abbot, mystic, co-founder of the Knights Templars, and a major leader in the reformation of the Benedictine Order throug ...
.
References
French scholars
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