James of Vitry
French theologian, historian, priest and philosopher (died 1240)
James of Vitry
James of Vitry (French: Jacques de Vitry; Latin: Iacobus de Vitriaco; c. 1160/70 – 1 May 1240) was a French canon regular who was a noted theologian and chronicler of his era. He was elected bishop of Acre in 1214 and made cardinal in 1229. His Historia Orientalis (also known as Historia Hierosolymitana) is an important source for the historiography of the Crusades.
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