André Dias de Escobar
André Dias de Escobar (Latin: Andreas Didaci de Escobar; 1348–1448) was a Portuguese Benedictine theologian.
Born at Lisbon, Andreas de Escobar joined the Dominicans and then the Augustinians before becoming a Benedictine monk. He became doctor in theology at the University of Vienna in 1393. He became bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, bishop of Ajaccio in 1422 and in 1428.[1] He was one of the most widely printed authors of the late fifteenth century.[2] Escobar served as a minor penitentiary in the Apostolic Penitentiary of the Roman curia.
Works[]
- Lumen confessorum
- Confessio minor seu Modus confitendi
- Confessio maior
- De decimis
- Canones penitentiales
References[]
- ^ Ken Pennington, Medieval and Early Modern Jurists: A Bio-Bibliographical Listing: 1298-1500. Accessed 11 May 2013.
- ^ Michael Milway (2000). "Forgotten best-sellers from the dawn of the Reformation". In Robert James Bast; Andrew C. Gow; Heiko Augustinus Oberman (eds.). Continuity and Change: The Harvest of Late Medieval and Reformation History : Essays Presented to Heiko A. Oberman on His 70th Birthday. BRILL. p. 142. ISBN 978-90-04-11633-7. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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