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Bible Encyclopedias

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Search Results: "abelard

Approximate Matches: 6
Arnold of Brescia
An Italian monk, and disciple of Abelard; declaimed against the temporal power of the Pope, the corruptions of the Church, and the avarice of the clergy;
Bernard, St.
Abbot of Clairvaux, born at Fontaines, in Burgundy; pronounced one of the grandest figures in the church militant; studied in Paris, entered the monastery
Heloïse
niece of canon fulbert, born at paris; celebrated for her amour with abelard (q. v .); became prioress of the convent of argenteuil and abbess of the paraclete, where she founded a new convent and lived a pious life (1101-1164).
John of Salisbusy
Bishop of Chartres, born at Salisbury, of Saxon lineage; was a pupil of Abelard; was secretary first to Theobald and then to Thomas á Becket,
Lombard, Peter
A famous schoolman, born in Lombardy in the 12th century, of poor parents; was a disciple of Abelard; taught theology at, and became Bishop of, Paris;
Paraklete
the holy spirit which christ promised to his disciples would take his place as their teacher and guide after he left them. also the name of the monastery founded by abelard near nogent-sur-seine, and of which heloïse (q. v .) was abbess.
 
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