Bessarion

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Cardinal
gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkb:historians
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Venice
gptkb:Constantinople
gptkb:Florence
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Trebinje
gptkbp:birth_year 1403
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Santa_Maria_in_Aracoeli
gptkbp:contribution preservation of Greek texts
promotion of Greek learning in the West
advocacy for the union of the Eastern and Western Churches
gptkbp:cultural_influence gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Western_Christianity
Renaissance art
Renaissance literature
Renaissance philosophy
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Rome
gptkbp:death_year 1472
gptkbp:famous_for his theological writings
his writings on the nature of the soul
his collection of manuscripts
his critiques of contemporary scholars
his role in the Council of Florence
his promotion of the study of Greek language and literature
his defense of Plato
his diplomatic missions to the West
his efforts to bridge Eastern and Western thought
his opposition to Aristotelianism
gptkbp:field gptkb:literature
gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkb:philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bessarion
gptkbp:influenced Renaissance humanism
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Byzantine_philosophy
gptkbp:known_for scholarly contributions to the Renaissance
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
Greek
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:Leonardo_Bruni
George of Trebizond
John Argyropoulos
gptkbp:notable_work De dogmate unitatis
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:Cardinal_of_the_Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:title gptkb:Bishop_of_Sabina
gptkb:Cardinal_of_the_Holy_Roman_Church
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
Archbishop of Nicaea
gptkbp:work_period 15th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paleologan_Renaissance
gptkb:Line_4_(Sheppard)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6