The 16th and 17th century Irish Franciscans were *convinced* Duns Scotus was from Co. Down in Ireland. Linked, they thought, by both order and nation, the Irish Colleges in Lucan and Rome specialised in Scotism, and fought claims he (along with bona fide Irish saints & scholars) was not Irish. https://www.irishphilosophy.com/2014/09/18/scottish-debate-17th-century/
#AodhMacAingil on the tradition #DunsScotus was Irish
"I can recall also practically from my infancy the tradition regarding that disputation which Scotus held in the Parisian schools...at which a certain Doctor, to who Scotus was known up to that point only by reputation, and who admired the profundity of his doctrine and the subtlety of his arguments, exclaimed […] 'You are,' he said, 'one of three things: an angel from heaven, a devil from hell or Scotus from Down.'"
https://www.irishphilosophy.com/2016/12/08/pious-opinion/
The only complete edition of Duns Scotus's work was created by a team in St Isidore's Irish College in Rome, headed up by #LukeWadding (at table, on right). The others are (right to left) #JohnPunch, #AntonyHickey and #BonaventureBaron.
I love this depiction of scholarly cooperation (fresco at St Isidore's, courtesy of @jdmccafferty )
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