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Johannes de Turrecremata

(Johannes von Brandenturm)

 

Biography

 

  • born in Burgos, Valladolid or Torquemada.
  • joined the Order of Preachers.
  • studied Theology and Canon Law in Paris.
  • Magister S. Palatii.
  • Participation at the Council of Basil.
  • 18th December 1439: Cardinalate.
  • Bishop of Albano.
  • Bishop of Sabina.
  • Death: 26th September 1468 in Rome.

 

Activities as Canonist

 

  • Commentary on the Decretum
  • Systematic work on the Decretum

 

Editions and Sources

 

 

Introductory Secondary Literature

 

see Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Medieval and Early Modern Jurists.

see Deutsche Biographie.

SCHULTE, Johann Friedrich von: Die Geschichte der Quellen und Literatur des Canonischen Rechts. Von Papst Gregor IX. bis zum Concil von Trient, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1877, pp.322-327.



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