Bérenger de Landore

Bérenger de Landore (also Berengar of Landorra, of Landorre; Berenguel de Landoria, Landória, or Landoira) (1262–1330) was a French Dominican, who became Master of the Order of Preachers (1312–1317), and then Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1317-1330). He was from a noble family of southern France.[1]

Most Reverend Bérenger de Landore
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
In office	1317-1330
Successor	Gómez Manrique
Orders
Consecration	30 April 1318 by Niccolò Alberti
Personal details
Born	1262 France
Died	20 October 1330 (age 68) Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Nationality	French
Previous post	Master of the Order of Preachers (1312–1317)

As Master General

As Master General, he set up the Friars Pilgrim missionaries.[2] He set the trend towards Thomism as central to Dominican theology;[3] and campaigned against that of Durandus of Saint-Pourçain.[4] He asked Bernard Gui to compose a replacement for the Golden Legend of Jacob de Voragine.[5]

As Archbishop

On 15 July 1317, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope John XXII as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.[6][7] On 30 April 1318, he was consecrated bishop by Niccolò Alberti, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri.[6] He took until 1322 to take possession as Archbishop, there being a Galician rival.[8] He had to reside at some time at Noia,[9] where he held a synod.[10] His takeover was a violent affair.[11] He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 20 Oct 1330.[6] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Gonzalo Núñez de Novoa, Bishop of Orense (1320) and Rodrigo Ibáñez, Bishop of Lugo (1320).[6] He is remembered also for the building work he initiated on the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, and relics.[12] One of the cathedral towers bears his name.

Works

His Lumen animæ, seu liber moralitatum Magnarum rerum naturalium was printed in 1482 by Matthias Farinator.

Editions

• Hechos de Don Berenguel de Landoria, Arzobispo de Santiago: Introduccion, Edicion Critica y Traduccion (1983) Manuel C. Díaz y Díaz, translation of the chronicle Gesta Berengarii de Landoria archiepiscopi Compostellani

References

1. , Spanish.
2. : "In 1312 the master general, Béranger de Landore, organized the missions of Asia into a special congregation of "Friars Pilgrim", with Franco of Perugia as vicar general. As a base of evangelization they had the convent of Pera (Constantinople), Capha, Trebizond, and Negropont. Thence they branched out into Armenia and Persia." Also "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2007-02-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2007-02-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. Ashley/Dominicans: 3 Mystics 1300s Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
4. PDF Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, p.5, .
5. PDF, note p.146.
6. "Archbishop Berenguel Landore, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
7. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela" GCatholic.org Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
8. , , both in French.
9. (Spanish language).
10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-02-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
11. It is claimed that Bérengar ordered the assassination in 1320 of Alonso Suárez de Deza"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-02-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), the local mayor, and other counsellors; after Alonso's death serious fighting broke out.
12. PDF (Italian) Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, p.3.