Augustinus Triumphus also known as Augustinus of Ancona or Agostino Trionfo, was a Hermit of St. Augustine and writer. He is celebrated for his work Summa de potestate ecclesiastica, printed in 1473. In the latter part of the sixteenth century, according to William J. Bouwsma it became 'a standard repository of papalist arguments'; and was several times reprinted.

He is often linked with Alvarus Pelagius

Alvarus Pelagius

Álvaro Pelayo was a celebrated Spanish canonist.-Life:Alvarus studied Canon law at Bologna, but in 1304 resigned his benefices, and entered the Franciscan Order. He is said to have been a pupil of Duns Scotus and to have been tutor to the children of Don Pedro, Regent of Portugal...

, who wrote in the same area of papal and Church rights.

Further reading

• Michael Wilks (1963), The Problem of Sovereignty in the Later Middle Ages. The Papal Monarchy with Augustinus Triumphus and the Publicists

External links

• Page by Ugo Mariani (Italian language), context and minor works