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Nicholas of Cusa

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His Eminence
Nicholas of Cusa
Nicholas of Cusa, by Master of the Life of the Virgin
Born1401
Kues, Electorate of Trier,
Holy Roman Empire
Died11 August 1464
Todi, Umbria,
Papal States
Other namesDoctor Christianus, Nikolaus Cryfftz, Nicholas of Kues, Nicolaus Cusanus
Alma materHeidelberg University
University of Padua
EraMedieval philosophy
Renaissance philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolChristian Neoplatonism
Renaissance humanism[1]
Christian humanism[1]
Main interests
Notable ideas
Learned ignorance, coincidence of opposites
Bishop of Brixen
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1450–1464
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
Orders
Ordination1436[2]
Consecration26 April 1450[2]
by Pope Nicholas V
Created cardinal20 December 1448
by Pope Nicholas V

Nicholas of Cusa (1401 – 11 August 1464), also referred to as Nicholas of Kues and Nicolaus Cusanus (/kjuːˈseɪnəs/), 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.

As papal legate to Germany from 1446, he was appointed cardinal for his merits by Pope Nicholas V in 1448 and Prince-Bishop of Brixen two years later. In 1459, he became vicar general in the Papal States.

Nicholas has remained an influential figure. In 2001, the sixth centennial of his birth was celebrated on four continents and commemorated by publications on his life and work.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Fiamma, Andrea (June 2017). "Nicholas of Cusa and the So-called Cologne School of the 13th and 14th Centuries". Archives d'Histoire littéraire et doctrinale du Moyen Âge, LXXXIV. 84 (1). Paris: Librairie philosophique J. Vrin: 91–128. doi:10.3917/ahdlm.084.0091. ISBN 978-2-7116-2815-5. ISSN 2109-9529.
  2. ^ a b Nikolaus Cardinal von Cusa
  3. ^ Izbicki, Thomas M. (Spring 2007). "Cusanus: The Legacy of Learned Ignorance". Renaissance Quarterly.

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