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Giles of Rome O.S.A. (Latin: Aegidius Romanus; Italian: Egidio Colonna; c. 1243 – 22 December 1316) was a medieval philosopher and Scholastic theologian and a friar of the Order of St Augustine, who was also appointed to the positions of prior general of his order and as Archbishop of Bourges.
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Dec 21, 2001 · Giles of Rome. First published Fri Dec 21, 2001; substantive revision Wed Dec 18, 2019. Giles of Rome (who died in 1316 as archbishop of Bourges) was one of the most productive and influential thinkers active at the end of the 13th century, who played a major role also in the political events of his time. Giles of Rome was an extremely prolific ...
Aegidius Romanus. Also called: Doctor Fundatissimus (Latin: “Best-Grounded Teacher”) Born: c. 1243, –47, Rome [Italy] Died: 1316, Avignon, Fr. Subjects Of Study: Aristotelianism. Scholasticism. Thomism. authority. papacy.
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Giles of Rome, the scholastic philosopher whose real name was Aegidius Colonna Romanus, was born in Rome. Giles entered the Augustinian order of hermits in 1265 and subsequently studied at the University of Paris, where from 1268 to 1272 he was probably the pupil of Thomas Aquinas, who was then lecturing at the university as Dominican regent ...
Jun 5, 2012 · Summary. Introduction. Giles of Rome (Aegidius Romanus, Egidius Colonna) was born in Rome around 1243–47. He joined the Hermits of St. Augustine at the age of fourteen. Sent to Paris in 1260, he completed his liberal arts studies in 1266 and entered the faculty of theology.
Jan 1, 2020 · Giles of Rome (c. 1243/7–1316) was the first member of the order of Augustinian Hermits to be appointed regent master of theology at the University of Paris and later became archbishop of Bourges. By 1282, he had composed On the Rule of Princes, a manual of...
Studien zur politischen Theorie bei Aegidius Romanus (Würzburg, 2004), who dryly remarks that prior literature on Giles’ political thought is “gut überschaubar.” The following study is complementary to Homann’s, who (at 115-131) explores the metaphysical background of On Ecclesiastical Power whereas I focus on the relevance of natural philosophy.
