Hugh of Saint Victor was a German canon regular and a leading theologian and writer on mystical theology.
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De claustro anime, 14th-century manuscript. Hereford, Cathedral Library, Manuscript collection, P.5.XII.
The Canons Regular are Catholic priests and religious brothers who live in community under a rule and are generally organised into religious orders, differing from both secular canons and other forms
Hugh of Saint Victor
…Hugh of Saint Victor (c. 1096 – 11 February 1141) was a German canon regular and a leading theologian and writer on mystical theology. As with many medieval figures, little is known about Hugh's early life. He was probably born…
Visitation memento mori, painter unknown, c.1500, juxtaposing pregnancy and death, with four Augustinan canons regular of the Chapter (Abbey) of Sion. Left, with little lion, is Jerome; right, holding a heart, is Augustine. Rijksmuseum
Bishop Chrodegang of Metz
Ballybeg Priory, founded in 1229 by Philip de Barry for the Canons Regular of St Augustine
Abbess Joanna van Doorselaer de ten Ryen, Waasmunster Roosenberg Abbey.