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Hugh of Saint Victor

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Hugh of Saint Victor was a German canon regular and a leading theologian and writer on mystical theology who lived from about 1096 to 1141.

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Classification
Nationality
Germany 1
Veneration Status
Officially Recognized or Venerated 2
Attestation
Historicity
Historically attested 1
Traditions Revering This Figure
Christianity 2
Identity
Gender
Male 2
Life
Lifespan or Floruit
from 1096 1
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Source Wikipedia: Hugh of Saint Victor

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Source Wikipedia: Hugh of Saint VictorArticle texttier 2
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Due to civil unrest shortly after his entry to the priory, Hugh's uncle, Reinhard of Blankenburg, who was the local bishop, advised him to transfer to the Abbey of Saint Victor in Paris, where he himself had studied theology.
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1. Wikipedia: Hugh of Saint Victor
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  • Nationality, from source article
    Hugh of Saint Victor was a German canon regular and a leading theologian and writer on mystical theology.
  • lead paragraph
    (c. 1096-11 February 1141)
  • Lead section: historicity
    Hugh of Saint Victor (c. 1096-11 February 1141) was a German canon regular and a leading theologian and writer on mystical theology.
  • Belongs to Tradition: Christianity, Lead section
    1096-11 February 1141) was a German canon regular and a leading theologian and writer on mystical theology.
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2. Hugh of Saint Victor, Structured Record (Wikidata Q317554)
WikidataWikidata property P21 (sex or gender)View the Source

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