Jean Golein

Jehan Goulain or Jean Golein (born v. 1325 with Blaqueville-in-Caux, close to Rouen - died in 1403 with Paris) was a Théologien and monk Carmélite French of the 14th century.

Biography

Having taken the dress of monk to the convent of the Carmelite friars of Rouen, Jean Golein left to make his studies of Théologie in Paris where it obtained in 1341 the title of graduate sententiaire and entered to the convent of Notre-Dame of the Carmes to Paris.

In 1357, appreciated for its great human qualities and its theological science, it was elected by its pars prior of the convent of the Carmelite friars.

In 1369, it was named provincial of its kind by the king Charles V (a gravue of this ceremony is preserved at the Public records of Paris).

In 1389, as senior of the faculty of theology of Paris, it continued the Dominicain S which disputed the privilege of the Immaculate Conception.

In 1391, Jean Golein was named chaplain by the pope Clément VII to support his interests in front of the King de France.

In 1393, in accordance with the instructions of Clement VII, Jean Golein was opposed to the idea of a voluntary abdication of the two popes and supported the expulsion of Rome of Boniface IX. This idea, opposite with the position of the University of Paris, involved its expulsion of the capital, the cancellation of its academic degrees and its withdrawal of the teaching body.

Following this expulsion, it was named by Clément VII nuncio and apostolic chamberlain with Avignon, city repurchased by its prédécessur Clément VI with the queen Jeanne of Naples in 1348.

Jean Golein was not only one large theologist but also a famous translator with the service of the king de France Charles V where it cotoyé the Philosophe and Mathématicien Nicole Oresme and the theologist Raoul de Presles.

Its own theological works were lost but much of other written erudite works of its hand were preserved (“In magistrum sententiarum commentaria”, “Super officio missae and Questiones variae”, etc).

Jean Golein died in Paris in 1403. Its tomb, located in the Convent of the Carmelite friars in Paris, was surmounted by a statue of monk carrying the following epitaph: “ Cy gist Brother Jehan Goulain, maistre in theology, born in Caulx with Blacqueville, vestu in Rouen, formerly legate and chaplain of the Saint Sit apostolic, who having suffered several labors for the good from the religion and all holy Église trespassa in the year of grace MR. CCCC III (1403) . ”

This convent having been destroyed at the time of the revolutionary events of September 1792, (see Massacres of September), it does not remain unfortunately today any more any trace of this tomb.

External bonds

Site “ARLIMA” (Files of literature of the Middle Ages)
Site of the paleographic club “Golein” based in 1991 by Finnish medieval researchers in Helsinki
genealogical Site of François Goulin on the patronym “Golein”

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