Franciscus Accursius
Franciscus Accursius(Italian:Francesco d'Accorso) (1225–1293) was an Italian lawyer, the son of the celebrated jurist andglossatorAccursius.The two are often confused.
Born inBologna,Franciscus was more distinguished for his tact than for his wisdom.Edward I of England,returning fromPalestine,brought him with him toEngland.[1]The king invited him toOxford,and he lived in the formerBeaumont Palace,(in today's Beaumont Street), in Oxford.
In 1275 or 1276 he read lectures on law in the university.[2]He acted asKing's Secretaryin the late 1270s until returning to Bologna in 1282, practicing law there until his death.[1]
Dante(a contemporary) places Franciscus Accursius in Hell among thesodomites(InfernoXV, 110). The tomb of his father and himself in Bologna bears the inscription: "Sepulchrum Accursii, glossatoris legum, et Francisci, ejus filii."[1]
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- ^abcHerbermann 1913.
- ^Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911)..Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 134.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Francesco Accursius".Catholic Encyclopedia.New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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