Thomas Gallus
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Thomas Gallus of Vercelli (ca. 1200-1246) has been described as the last great Victorine. He is known for his commentaries on Pseudo-Dionysius and his ideas on affective theology. His elaborate mystical schemata influenced Bonaventure and The Cloud of Unknowing.
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[edit] Works on Pseudo-Dionysius
His glosses on Pseudo-Dionysius's Mystical Theology, known as the Exposicio Vercellensis, were made on the basis of the Latin version of Iohannes Sarracenus in 1233. He also wrote the Extractio, a paraphrase of several of Pseudo-Dionysius's works, intended to make them comprehensible to a wider audience.
[edit] Biblical commentaries
Gallus's commentaries on Scripture include
- Commentary on Isaiah
- Commentary on the Song of Songs (in two versions)
[edit] References and further reading
- Stephen Brown, Historical Dictionary of Medieval Philosophy and Theology, Scarecrow Press, 2007
- Patrick J. Gallacher, Introduction to The Cloud of Unknowing, TEAMS, 1997.
- James McEvoy (ed.), Mystical Theology: The Glosses by Thomas Gallus and the Commentary of Robert Grosseteste on «De Mystica Theologia» (Dallas Medieval Texts and Translations 3). Louvain and Paris: Peeters, 2003. ISBN: 978-90-429-1310-3.
- Bernard McGinn, The Harvest of Mysticism in Medieval Germany, Herder & Herder, 2005
