Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Peter Abelard across 5 places, from 1102 to 1142.
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Peter Abelard (12 February 1079 – 21 April 1142) was a medieval French scholastic, philosopher, leading logician, theologian, teacher, musician, composer, and poet.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Peter Abelard was documented, and when
1102year
Melunattested“Against opposition from the metropolitan teacher, Abelard set up his own school, first at Melun, a favoured royal residence, then, around 1102–4, for more direct competition, he moved to Corbeil, nearer Paris.”source: Wikipedia: Peter Abelard
1102year
Corbeil-Essonnesattested“Against opposition from the metropolitan teacher, Abelard set up his own school, first at Melun, a favoured royal residence, then, around 1102–4, for more direct competition, he moved to Corbeil, nearer Paris.”source: Wikipedia: Peter Abelard
1108year
Île de la Citéattested“On his return, after 1108, he found William lecturing at the hermitage of Saint-Victor, just outside the Île de la Cité, and there they once again became rivals, with Abelard challenging William over his theory of universals.”source: Wikipedia: Peter Abelard
1113year
Laonattested“From his success in dialectic, he next turned to theology and in 1113 moved to Laon to attend the lectures of Anselm on Biblical exegesis and Christian doctrine.”source: Wikipedia: Peter Abelard
21 April 1142exact date
Chalon-sur-Saôneattested“Abelard spent his final months at the priory of St Marcel, near Chalon-sur-Saône, before he died on 21 April 1142.”source: Wikipedia: Peter Abelard
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Places Peter Abelard is documented in
Chalon-sur-Saône1 presence · 1142
Corbeil-Essonnes1 presence · 1102
Île de la Cité1 presence · 1108
Laon1 presence · 1113
Melun1 presence · 1102
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1100year
Parismentioned“Around 1100, Abelard's travels brought him to Paris.”source: Wikipedia: Peter Abelard
1115year
Parismentioned“Abelard returned to Paris where, in around 1115, he became master of the cathedral school of Notre Dame and a canon of Sens (the cathedral of the archdiocese to which Paris belonged).”source: Wikipedia: Peter Abelard
1121year
Soissonsmentioned“Two pupils of Anselm of Laon, Alberich of Reims and Lotulf of Lombardy, instigated proceedings against Abelard, charging him with the heresy of Sabellius in a provincial synod held at Soissons in 1121.”source: Wikipedia: Peter Abelard
1136year
Parismentioned“It is not entirely certain what he then did, but given that John of Salisbury heard Abelard lecture on dialectic in 1136, it is presumed that he returned to Paris and resumed teaching on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève.”source: Wikipedia: Peter Abelard
1141year
Francementioned“I was away from France for several years, bitterly missed..." His second documented collapse took place in 1141 at the Council of Sens, where he was accused of heresy and was unable to speak in reply.”source: Wikipedia: Peter Abelard
2 June 1141exact date
Sensmentioned“Amid pressure from Bernard, Abelard challenged Bernard either to withdraw his accusations, or to make them publicly at the important church council at Sens planned for 2 June 1141.”source: Wikipedia: Peter Abelard
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