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Blessed John Duns Scotus

Also known as: Doctor Subtilis; Johannes Scotus; The Subtle Doctor

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

8-Nov

Born

1266 at Duns, Berwick, Scotland

Died

8 November 1308 of natural causes at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia (in modern Germany); buried in a Franciscan church near the Cologne cathedral

Beatified

6 July 1991 by Pope John Paul II (cultus confirmed); 20 March 1993 by Pope John Paul II

Biography

Blessed John Duns Scotus, also known as Doctor Subtilis, Johannes Scotus, and The Subtle Doctor, was born in 1266 in Duns, Berwick, Scotland. He came from a wealthy farmer family and entered the order of Friars Minor at Dumfries, where his uncle Elias Duns served as the superior.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1991-07-06 by 6 July 1991 by Pope John Paul II (cultus confirmed); 20 March 1993 by Pope John Paul II

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