Bérenger de Landore
| Most Reverend Bérenger de Landore | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela |
| In office | 1317-1330 |
| Successor | Gómez Manrique |
| Orders | |
| Consecration |
30 Apr 1318 by Niccolò Alberti |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1262 France |
| Died |
20 Oct 1330 (age 68) Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
| Nationality | French |
| Previous post | Master of the Order of Preachers (1312–1317) |
Bérenger de Landore (also Berengar of Landorra, of Landorre; Berenguel de Landoria, Landória, or Landoira) (1262–1330) was a French Dominican, who became Master of the Order of Preachers (1312–1317), and then Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1317-1330). He was from a noble family of southern France.[1]
As Master General
As Master General, he set up the Friars Pilgrim missionaries.[2] He set the trend towards Thomism as central to Dominican theology;[3] and campaigned against that of Durandus of Saint-Pourçain.[4] He asked Bernard Gui to compose a replacement for the Golden Legend of Jacob de Voragine.[5]
As Archbishop
On 15 Jul 1317, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope John XXII as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.[6][7] On 30 Apr 1318, he was consecrated bishop by Niccolò Alberti, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri.[6] He took until 1322 to take possession as Archbishop, there being a Galician rival.[8] He had to reside at some time at Noia,[9] where he held a synod.[10] His takeover was a violent affair.[11] He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 20 Oct 1330.[6] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Gonzalo Núñez de Novoa, Bishop of Orense (1320) and Rodrigo Ibáñez, Bishop of Lugo (1320).[6] He is remembered also for the building work he initiated on the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, and relics.[12] One of the cathedral towers bears his name.
Works
His Lumen animæ, seu liber moralitatum Magnarum rerum naturalium was printed in 1482 by Matthias Farinator.
- Editions
- Hechos de Don Berenguel de Landoria, Arzobispo de Santiago: Introduccion, Edicion Critica y Traduccion (1983) Manuel C. Díaz y Díaz, translation of the chronicle Gesta Berengarii de Landoria archiepiscopi Compostellani
References
- ↑ , Spanish.
- ↑ : In 1312 the master general, Béranger de Landore, organized the missions of Asia into a special congregation of "Friars Pilgrims", with Franco of Perugia as vicar general. As a base of evangelization they had the convent of Pera (Constantinople), Capha, Trebizond, and Negropont. Thence they branched out into Armenia and Persia. Also , .
- ↑ Ashley/Dominicans: 3 Mystics 1300s
- ↑ PDF, p.5, .
- ↑ PDF, note p.146.
- 1 2 3 4 "Archbishop Berenguel Landore, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela" GCatholic.org Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ↑ , , both in French.
- ↑ (Spanish language).
- ↑ http://canalnoia.lamalice.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=35&limit=1&limitstart=5
- ↑ It is claimed that Bérengar ordered the assassination in 1320 of Alonso Suárez de Deza, the local mayor, and other counsellors; after Alonso's death serious fighting broke out.
- ↑ PDF (Italian), p.3.
| Preceded by Aymericus Giliani |
Master General of the Dominican Order 1312–1317 |
Succeeded by Hervé de Nédellec |
| Preceded by |
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela 1317-1330 |
Succeeded by Gómez Manrique (bishop) |
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