Blessed John Duns Scotus
Also known as: Doctor Subtilis; Johannes Scotus; The Subtle Doctor
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.
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