John Whitehead (theologian)

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John Whitehead was an Irish theologian, fl. 1389–1415.

A native of Ireland, Whitehead studied at Oxford where in 1408 he is referred to as a Doctor of Theology. Up to 1415 he was rector of Strabannon, County Louth. Like Henry Crumpe and Richard FitzRalph he was involved in sermonial attacks upon the Franciscan friars. He attended the 1409 Council of Pisa as proctor of the Archbishop Fleming of Armagh.

His works include:

Determinacio in materia de mendicitate/Assessment in the matter of mendicant poverty
Determinacio de confessione et absolucione/Assessment concerning confession and absolution

Sources

v t e Hiberno-Latin culture after 1169

Authors	John Clyn Henry Crumpe Henry Fitzsimon John of Fintona Malachy of Ireland Master Patrick of Ireland Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh Niall Ó Glacáin John Lynch (Gratianus Lucius) Francis O'Molloy Perot de Garbalei Petrus de Ibernia Phillip Norreys Richard FitzRalph Simon of Ireland Symon Semeonis Thomas of Ireland Ailbe Ua Maíl Mhuaidh James Ussher John Whitehead (theologian)

See also: Hiberno-Latin to 1169

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