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Alexander of Hales

Franciscan theologian and philosopher

b. 1185 CE – d. 1245 CE World The North Atlantic Lands

Alexander of Hales, O.F.M., (ca.

1185 – 21 August 1245) (also Halensis, Alensis, Halesius, Alesius) also called Doctor Irrefragibilis (by Pope Alexander IV in the Bull De Fontibus Paradisi) and Theologorum Monarcha, is a theologian and philosopher important in the development of Scholasticism and of the Franciscan School.

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Moran, J. (2017). Alexander of Hales. History Atlas. Retrieved 5 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/alexander-of-hales/

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