, so called from a town in Auvergne, a learned French divine of the
, so called from a town in
Auvergne, a learned French divine of the fourteenth century, entered the Dominican order, took a doctor’s degree
at Paris, was master of the sacred palace, bishop of Puy
in Velay, and afterwards bishop of Meaux, where he died
in 1333. Durand was one of the most eminent divines of
his age he left Commentaries on the four books of
Sentence, Paris, 1550, 2 vols. fol. and “Trait de TOrigine
des Jurisdictions,
” 4to. He frequently combats the opinions of St. Thomas, being an adherent of Scotus, and
displayed so much ingenuity in his disputes, as to be called
the Most resolute Doctor. Although the Thomists could
not conquer him in his life, one of the number contrived
to dispose of him after death, in these lines: