Giles of Rome

Aegidius Romanus ( Giles of Rome, nicknamed "doctor fundatissimus "; * around 1243 in Rome, † December 22, 1316 in Avignon ) was an Augustinian hermit and an important disciple of Thomas Aquinas.

Life

About his early years is virtually nothing is known. Giles was born in Rome and probably came from a modest background. His alleged descent from the famous city of Rome Colonna family is assumed in later sources, lack contemporary evidence. He was for a time a pupil of Thomas Aquinas and studied at the Convent of the Augustinian Order in Paris. In connection with the Paris condemnations Aegidius left Paris and soon rose to the Augustinian Order. 1285, he served as vicar of his order, from 1292 to 1295 even as the general of the order. He also taught again from 1285 to 1291 at the University of Paris. 1295 he was appointed Archbishop of Bourges. In the following years he mingled again in current debates. He supported the French King Philip the Fair in its conflict with the Knights Templar (see Templars process). Giles died in 1316 at the papal court in Avignon.

Aegidius writings cover a range of topics, and can range from the scholastic philosophy to theology. In addition to several commentaries on works of Aristotle and Essays on the Bible, he wrote a very influential during the Middle Ages Fürstenspiegel De regimine principum for Philip the Fair. Around 1270 he wrote a paper entitled Errores philosophorum ( " The errors of the philosophers "), whose 12th chapter of a refutation of Maimonides ' views in the Guide for the Perplexed is devoted. In the journalistic conflict between Pope Boniface VIII and Philip he stood on the side of the Pope and wrote 1302, the church-political treatise De ecclesiastica potestate whose contents found their way into the bull Unam Sanctam. Some of his students, including James of Viterbo, joined to these considerations. In theological works, he is often referred to as "doctor fundatissimus ".

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