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Richard of Saint Victor

Clergy, Theologians & Religious Officials

Richard of Saint Victor was a medieval Scottish philosopher and theologian who died in 1173 and was one of the most influential religious thinkers of his time. A canon regular, he was a prominent mystical theologian and served as prior of the Augustinian Abbey of Saint Victor in Paris from 1162 until his death.

Facts
Classification
Nationality
United Kingdom 2
Veneration Status
Officially Recognized or Venerated 1
Identity
Gender
Male 1
Attestation
Traditions Revering This Figure
Christianity 1
Connections

Revered In

Entity-backed identity for the revered-in enum value this member already carries, resolved by exact or single-candidate near-exact live entity name match against a same-atlas religion, denomination or organization entity, per the phase 3 revered-in pilot (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, owner decision 2026-09-28, w-bucketpilot-reveredin-0929). The revered-in fact itself, with its own citation, remains on the member entity unchanged; this relationship only adds the durable entity identity the enum value already names.

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Sources
1. Richard of Saint Victor, Structured Record (Wikidata Q1344799)
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2. Wikipedia: Richard of Saint Victor
WikipediaNationality, from source article
Quote, Nationality, from source article
Richard of Saint Victor was a Medieval Scottish philosopher and theologian and one of the most influential religious thinkers of his time.
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