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Petrus Comestor was born in Troyes. Although the name Comestor (Latin for 'eater', le Mangeur in French) was popularly attributed to his habit of devouring books and learning, it was probably, and more prosaically, a family name.[1][2] It did, however, give Peter a nice pun for his epitaph (supposed to have been composed by him): Petrus eram quem petra tegit,/ dictusque Comestor nunc comedor (I was Peter, whom this stone covers,/ called 'devourer', now I am devoured). (For a text of it, see Petrus Comestor.)
As a young man, Peter studied at Troyes Cathedral school, where he might have come into contact with Peter Abelard.;[3] sometime later, he was a student in Paris under, amongst others, Peter Lombard.[4] By 1147, he was back in Troyes, having been appointed dean of Troyes Cathedral. By 1160, Peter had returned to Paris to teach, holding the chair of theology at the university (from which he retired in 1169). He was made chancellor of Notre Dame in Paris around 1164, which put him, amongst other things, in charge of the cathedral school, and which post he held until his death in 1178.[5] Peter's reputation as an academic was such that Pope Alexander III exempted Peter from his ban on charging fees for giving licences to teach.[6]
Peter was buried in the Abbey of Saint Victor, and he may have retired and become a canon there; he was celebrated as such by the canons in their necrology.[7]
Works
Historia Scholastica
Peter's most famous work was his Historia Scholastica: as Beryl Smalley called it, a 'great study of biblical history'.[8] The Historia was completed by 1173, Peter having spent some time writing it at the Abbey of Saint Victor. Peter dedicated it to William, bishop of Sens. The Historia was a core text during the following centuries, even being a source, perhaps, for The Canterbury Tales.[9]
Other works
Many of Peter's works are still unpublished. Among his works are:
Sermons: 50 are in MignePL, misattributed to Hildebert of Lavardin (PL clxxi, 330-964, others in PL cxcviii, 1721-1844). The precise number of Peter's sermons is not entirely agreed upon.[10]
^Luscombe, D. (1985). "Peter Comestor". Studies in Church History Subsidia. 4: fn.26.
Further reading
M. J. Clark, The Making of the Historia scholastica, 1150–1200 (Studies and Texts, 198), Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, 2016 (ISBN978-0-88844-198-0)
Gilbert Dahan, Les Intellectuels chrétiens et les Juifs au Moyen Âge, Paris, Cerf, 1990.
B. Smalley, The Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages, 2nd edn., University of Notre Dame Press, 1964
D. Luscombe, “The Place of Peter Comestor in the History of Medieval Theology,” in Pierre le Mangeur ou Pierre de Troyes, maître du XIIe siècle, ed. Gilbert Dahan, Brepols, 2013, 27–45
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French July 2017 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the French article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 5 294 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Pierre le Mangeur see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated fr Pierre le Mangeur to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia s layout guidelines Please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Petrus Comestor also called Pierre le Mangeur died 22 October 1178 was a twelfth century French theological writer and university teacher Contents 1 Life 2 Works 2 1 Historia Scholastica 2 2 Other works 3 Editions 4 Manuscripts 4 1 Historia scolastica 4 2 Other works 5 Notes 6 Further reading 7 External linksLife EditPetrus Comestor was born in Troyes Although the name Comestor Latin for eater le Mangeur in French was popularly attributed to his habit of devouring books and learning it was probably and more prosaically a family name 1 2 It did however give Peter a nice pun for his epitaph supposed to have been composed by him Petrus eram quem petra tegit dictusque Comestor nunc comedor I was Peter whom this stone covers called devourer now I am devoured For a text of it see Petrus Comestor As a young man Peter studied at Troyes Cathedral school where he might have come into contact with Peter Abelard 3 sometime later he was a student in Paris under amongst others Peter Lombard 4 By 1147 he was back in Troyes having been appointed dean of Troyes Cathedral By 1160 Peter had returned to Paris to teach holding the chair of theology at the university from which he retired in 1169 He was made chancellor of Notre Dame in Paris around 1164 which put him amongst other things in charge of the cathedral school and which post he held until his death in 1178 5 Peter s reputation as an academic was such that Pope Alexander III exempted Peter from his ban on charging fees for giving licences to teach 6 Peter was buried in the Abbey of Saint Victor and he may have retired and become a canon there he was celebrated as such by the canons in their necrology 7 Works EditHistoria Scholastica Edit Peter s most famous work was his Historia Scholastica as Beryl Smalley called it a great study of biblical history 8 The Historia was completed by 1173 Peter having spent some time writing it at the Abbey of Saint Victor Peter dedicated it to William bishop of Sens The Historia was a core text during the following centuries even being a source perhaps for The Canterbury Tales 9 Other works Edit Many of Peter s works are still unpublished Among his works are Sermons 50 are in Migne PL misattributed to Hildebert of Lavardin PL clxxi 330 964 others in PL cxcviii 1721 1844 The precise number of Peter s sermons is not entirely agreed upon 10 Liber de Sacramentis De Poenitentia Breviarum Sententiarum Glosses on the Gospels the Glossa Ordinaria the Psalter St Paul and the Twelve Minor Prophets Sententiae de Sacramentis an abridgement of Peter Lombard s Sentences Treatises on the Eucharist and on Confession Questiones Petrus Comestor presents the Bible Historiale to Archbishop Guillaume of Sens Editions EditPetris Comestoris Scolastica Historia Liber Genesis Edited by Agneta Sylwan Turnhout Brepols 2004 Pp xc 227 Corpus Christianorum Continuatio Mediaevalis 191 ISBN 978 2503049113Manuscripts EditHistoria scolastica Edit Epinal Bibliotheque municipale ms 50 s xiii British Library Harley MS 4132 s xiii British Library Egerton MS 272 s xiii Durham Cathedral B III 20 s xiii Hereford Cathedral P v 15 s xiii in Lincoln Cathedral 80 s xii Lincoln Cathedral 86 s xiiiOther works Edit Hereford Cathedral O vii 3 Sermones s xiii in Oxford Bodleian Library MS Bodley 494 Textus glosatus super Iohannem etc s xii xiii H Oxford Bodleian Library MS Bodley 748 Petrus Comestor s xiv Oxford Corpus Christi College 159 Peter Comestor s xiv in Lincoln Cathedral 153 s xii ex Lincoln Cathedral 159 s xiv xv Notes Edit Dalyn S R 1957 Peter Comestor Master of Histories Speculum 32 63 Morey J H 1993 Biblical Paraphrase and the Medieval Popular Bible PDF Speculum 68 10 Dalyn 64 Clark M 2005 Peter Comestor and Peter Lombard Brothers in Deed Traditio 60 85 142 Morey 10 Dalyn 67 70 Dalyn 68 Smalley B 1964 The Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages University of Notre Dame Press p 178 Morey 32 5 Luscombe D 1985 Peter Comestor Studies in Church History Subsidia 4 fn 26 Further reading EditM J Clark The Making of the Historia scholastica 1150 1200 Studies and Texts 198 Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies 2016 ISBN 978 0 88844 198 0 Gilbert Dahan Les Intellectuels chretiens et les Juifs au Moyen Age Paris Cerf 1990 B Smalley The Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages 2nd edn University of Notre Dame Press 1964 D Luscombe The Place of Peter Comestor in the History of Medieval Theology in Pierre le Mangeur ou Pierre de Troyes maitre du XIIe siecle ed Gilbert Dahan Brepols 2013 27 45External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Petrus Comestor Works by or about Petrus Comestor at Internet Archive Guide to Petrus Comestor Historia scholastica Manuscript 12 at the University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center Guide to Petrus Comestor Historia scholastica Manuscript 13 at the University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center Medieval Libraries of Great Britain Pierre le Mangeur Peter Comestor Catholic Encyclopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Petrus Comestor amp oldid 1129844260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
