Gilbert Universalis was a medieval Bishop of London

Bishop of London

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Life

Gilbert was elected to the see of London about December 1127. He was consecrated on 22 January 1128. He died on 9 August 1134. His death was commemorated on 9 August.

Works

Gilbert the Universal worked on the so-called Glossa ordinaria, a compilation of what historically prominent commentators had written on the books of the Bible

Books of the Bible

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. Gilbert also compiled the Gloss on Lamentations. He is particularly notable for developing the previous compilation of Paschasius Radbertus on Lamentations

Lamentations

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into an argument for the Christian use of Cicero

Cicero

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nian rhetoric.

Further reading

• Alexander Andrée, Gilbertus Universalis: Glossa ordinaria in Lamentationes Ieremie prophete. Prothemata et Liber I. A Critical Edition with an Introduction and a Translation, Acta Universitatis Stockholmiensis, Studia Latina Stockholmiensia 52 (Stockholm, 2005). Available through the web at: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-531