Blessed John Duns Scotus
Also known as: Doctor Subtilis; Johannes Scotus; The Subtle Doctor
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
November 8
Died
November 8, 1308
Beatified
6 July 1991 by Pope John Paul II (cultus confirmed)
Religious Order
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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