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Bradwardine, Thomas
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(c. 1290, Hartsfield (?), Sussex – Aug 26, 1349, Lambeth) studied and taught at Balliol and Merton Colleges in Oxford from 1321 to 1326. He was ordained priest in 1332 and became chancellor of the university of Oxford. He took his licentiate in theology in 1336 and his Master's degree in 1340. He became chancellor of St Paul's in London in 1337, and chaplain and confessor to Edward III of England in 1339. He accompanied the king on journeys and took part in the battle of Crécy in 1347. He was ordained archbishop of Canterbury in 1349. He united the study of natural sciences, with an A…

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Rieger, Reinhold, “Bradwardine, Thomas”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_SIM_26048>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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