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Lyra, Nicholas of
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Franciscan exegete, born Normandy, 1270; died Paris, France, October 1349. His "Postillae," in which he emphasizes the literal sense of Sacred Scripture, has placed him in the foremost rank of biblical scholars. The first scriptural commentary printed, it was for centuries a favorite manual and Luther owed much to it.
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Entry for 'Lyra, Nicholas of'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/l/lyra-nicholas-of.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Lyra, Nicholas of'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/l/lyra-nicholas-of.html. 1910.
