Nicholas Of Clémanges

Nicholas Of Clémanges (born c. 1363, Clémanges, Fr.—died 1437, Paris) was a theologian, humanist, and educator who denounced the corruption of institutional Christianity, advocated general ecclesiastical reform, and attempted to mediate the Western Schism (rival claimants to the papacy) during the establishment of the papal residence in Avignon, Fr. Named rector of the University of Paris in 1393 after acquiring repute as a liberal humanist, Nicholas attempted to resolve the papal schism at the suggestion...