John of Wales

John of Wales, OFM (* 13th century in Wales, † 1285 in Paris), also known as John Waleys, was a Franciscan, various Latin works wrote that were widely used in medieval Europe.

Life

He was very young Franciscan, and a doctorate in theology in 1260. After that, he was a teacher at Oxford University. 1270 he went to Paris, where he remained until his death. He was a theologian and moral theologian and admired the ancient world.

Works

He has a number of works written in Latin. His major works include the following:

• Breviloquium de philosophia, immersive sapientia sanctorum. Small treatise on philosophy or wisdom of the saints; was translated in the 15th century into Catalan.
• Compendiloquium. small summary of the history of philosophy.
• Communiloquium or Summa collationum. A kind of manual for pastors and preachers; was also translated into Catalan in the 14th century. Digitized output Cologne 1472
• Digitized output of Ulm 1481
• E - text of the 1475 edition of Augsburg