Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Walter of Winterburn An English Dominican, cardinal, orator, poet, philosopher, theologian, b. in the thirteenth century; d. at Genoa, 26 Aug., 1305. He entered the Dominican Order when a youth, and became renowned for learning, prudence, and sanctity of life. Edward I, King of England, chose him as his confessor and spiritual director. He was … Continue reading “Walter of Winterburn”

Walter of St-Victor Mystic philosopher and theologian of the twelth century. Nothing is known about Walter except that (about the year 1175) he was prior of the monastery of St-Victor that about the time of the Third Lateran Council (1179) he wrote the celebrated polemic, “Contra quatuor labyrinthos Franciae”, and that he died about the … Continue reading “Walter of St. Victor”

Walter of Mortagne A twelfth-century Scholastic philosopher, and theologian, b. at Mortagne in Flanders in the first decade of the twelfth century; d. at Laon, 1174. He was educated in the schools of Tournai. From 1136 to 1144 he taught at the celebrated School of St-Genevieve in Paris. From Paris he went to Laon and … Continue reading “Walter of Mortagne”

Walter of Merton Bishop of Rochester and founder of Merton College, Oxford, b. probably at Merton in Surrey or educated there; hence the surname; d. 27 Oct., 1277. He came of a land-owning family at Basingstoke; beyond that there is no definite information as to the date or place of birth. We know that his … Continue reading “Walter of Merton”

Walter of Glasgow originally chaplain of king William, was elected bishop of Glasgow in 1207, and consecrated Nov. 2, 1208. He was sent to treat about peace with king John of England, and went to a general council at Rome in 1215. He died in 1232. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, p. 237. Fuente: Cyclopedia of … Continue reading “Walter of Glasgow”

Walter of Galloway originally clerk to Roland, the high-constable of Scotland, was made bishop of Galloway in 1209. He gave the church of Sembry to the abbey of Dryburgh, and died in 1235. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, p. 272. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Walter of Evesham Died c.1330, author of a treatise on the theory of music, flourished in England. He was a Benedictine , and was at Oxford in 1316, engaged in astronomical and mathematical work. His most valued contribution, however, preserved in manuscript copy at Cambridge, is “De Speculatione Musices,” written at an earlier period, in … Continue reading “Walter of Evesham”

Walter of Chacirc;tillon (GAUTIER DE LILLE, GUALTERUS DE INSULIS; also GAUTIER DE CHATILLON, GAULTERUS DE CASTILLIONE). Poet in the second half of the twelfth century, born at Lille; died of the plague, probably at the city of Amiens, in the beginning of the thirteenth century. He studied at Paris, where his master was Etienne of … Continue reading “Walter of Chacirc;tillon”

Walter Odington Died c.1330, author of a treatise on the theory of music, flourished in England. He was a Benedictine , and was at Oxford in 1316, engaged in astronomical and mathematical work. His most valued contribution, however, preserved in manuscript copy at Cambridge, is “De Speculatione Musices,” written at an earlier period, in which … Continue reading “Walter Odington”

Walter, Nehemiah a Congregational minister, was born in Ireland, in December, 1663, of English parents. As early as 1679, his father, Thomas Walter, settled in Boston, Mass. Nehemiah’s preliminary education was received in his native country. In 1684 he graduated from Harvard College, and shortly after went to Nova Scotia, and resided with a French … Continue reading “Walter, Nehemiah”