Pierre Mandonnet

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Pierre Mandonnet (26 February 1858 4 January 1936) was a French-born, Belgian Dominican historian, important in the neo-Thomist trend of historiography and the recovery of medieval philosophy.[1][2] He made his reputation with a study of Siger of Brabant.[3]

Pierre Mandonnet
Born(1858-02-26)26 February 1858
Died4 January 1936(1936-01-04) (aged 77)
Le Saulchoir, Belgium
OccupationHistorian

Biography

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Pierre Mandonnet was born in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dômeon 26 February 1858.[4][5]

In 1887 he was ordained as a priest, and from 1891 to 1919, was a professor of church history at the University of Fribourg. In 1902/03 he served as university rector.[6]

He died in Le Saulchoir on 4 January 1936.[4]

Works

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  • Les Dominicains et la découverte de l'Amérique, (1893)
  • Siger de Brabant et l'averroïsme latin au xiiie siècle (2 volumes, 1908–11)
  • Des écrits authentiques de S. Thomas d'Aquin (Authentic Writings of St. Thomas Aquinas), Freibourg, (1910).
  • Bibliographie thomiste (1921) with J. A. Destrez, later edition 1960.
  • Dante le théologien ; introduction à l'intelligence de la vie, des œuvres et de l'art de Dante Alighieri (1935).[7]
  • Saint Dominique: l'idée, l'homme et l'oeuvre (1921); translated into English in 1944 as St. Dominic and his work (2 parts).[8]

Notes

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  1. "Handbook of Medieval Philosophy: Interpretations – Neo-Thomism". Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  2. "Handbook of Medieval Philosophy: Interpretations – The Professional Philosopher". Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  3. "Jacques Maritain Center: Revival 12". Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  4. 1 2 Pierre Mandonnet (1858-1936): nom en religion Bibliothèque Nationale de France
  5. The Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers. The Encyclopedia Press. 1917. p. 111. Retrieved 23 September 2021 via archive.org.
  6. Mandonnet, Pierre Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse
  7. Most widely held works by Pierre Mandonnet WorldCat Identities
  8. St. Dominic and his work OCLC WorldCat
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