John Peckham

Timeline

1. c. 1230–1250Patcham · SussexBorn in Patcham, Sussex; after joining the Franciscans he studied in Paris and elsewhere under theologians such as Bonaventure, laying the foundation of his Augustinian theology.
2. 1261–1270Paris · Île-de-FranceIn the 1260s he served as Franciscan regent master at the University of Paris, presiding over theological lectures and writing works such as the Summa Theologiae, becoming one of the central figures of the European Franciscan scholarly circle of the time.
3. 1270–1279Oxford · OxfordshireRecalled to England by the Franciscans in 1270, he continued teaching theology and writing at the University of Oxford, training a new generation of Franciscan scholars and gaining experience for his later highest office in the English Church.
4. 1279–1292Canterbury · KentTook office as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1279, implementing church discipline reforms, handling disputes with the Archbishopric of York and church-state relations with King Edward I, until his death at Maldon in 1292.