Thinkers of the Medieval Period
Margery Kempe
1373 – 1438
Literaturequotes
Margery Kempe was an English Catholic mystic, known for writing through dictation The Book of Margery Kempe, a work considered by some to be the first autobiography in the English language. Her book chronicles her domestic tribulations, her extensive pilgrimages to holy sites in Europe and the Holy Land, as well as her mystical conversations with God. She is honoured in the Anglican Communion, but has not been canonised as a Catholic saint.
Pope Callixtus III
1379 – 1458
Religionquotes
Pope Callixtus III, born Alonso de Borja, but referred to in English-language accounts as Alfonso de Borgia as a member of the House of Borgia, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 April 1455 to his death, in August 1458.
I have been chosen for the destruction of the enemies of the Faith.
Thomas à Kempis
1380 – 1471
Literaturequotes
Thomas à Kempis was a German-Dutch Catholic canon regular of the Augustinians and the author of The Imitation of Christ, one of the best known Christian devotional books. His name means "Thomas of Kempen", Kempen, Germany, being his home town.
And when he is out of sight, quickly also is he out of mind.
Petr Chelčický
1390 – 1460
Literaturequotes
Petr Chelčický was a Czech Christian spiritual leader and author in 15th-century Bohemia, now the Czech Republic. He was one of the most influential thinkers of the Bohemian Reformation. Chelčický inspired the Unitas Fratrum, who opposed transubstantiation and monasticism, insisting on pacifism and the primacy of scripture.
Nicholas of Cusa
1401 – 1464
Mathematicsquotes
Nicholas of Cusa, also referred to as Nicholas of Kues and Nicolaus Cusanus, was a German Catholic bishop and polymath active as a philosopher, theologian, jurist, mathematician, and astronomer. One of the first German proponents of Renaissance humanism, he made spiritual and political contributions to European culture. A notable example of this is his mystical or spiritual writings on "learned ignorance", as well as his participation in power struggles between Rome and the German states of the Holy Roman Empire.
nothing is seen other than Thyself, art Thyself the object of Thyself
Pope Pius II
1405 – 1464
Religionquotes
Pope Pius II, born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 August 1458 to his death in 1464.
Thomas Malory
1405 – 1471
Literaturequotes
Caxton Edition, in Middle English at the University of Michigan
Joan of Arc
1412 – 1431
Militaryquotes
Joan of Arc is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War. Stating that she acted under divine guidance, she became a military leader who gained recognition as a savior of France.
Children say that people are hung sometimes for speaking the truth.
Words from February 5
"I have been chosen for the destruction of the enemies of the Faith."
Pope Callixtus III
1379
"Woe, woe to those, whoever they may be, who hinder the cause of the crusade!"
Pope Callixtus III
1379
"And when he is out of sight, quickly also is he out of mind."
Thomas à Kempis
1380
"He that avoideth not small faults, by little and little falleth into greater."
Thomas à Kempis
1380
"nothing is seen other than Thyself, art Thyself the object of Thyself"
Nicholas of Cusa
1401
"Thus, while I am borne to loftiest heights, I behold Thee as Infinity"
Nicholas of Cusa
1401