John of Salisbury

American  

noun

1. c1115–80, English prelate and scholar.

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John of Salisbury British  

noun

1. died 1180, English ecclesiastic and scholar; bishop of Chartres (1176–80). He supported Thomas à Becket against Henry II

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Example Sentences

John of Salisbury, the 12th Century Bishop of Chartres, demanded to know in 1160 in his opposition to Emperor Frederik I.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2016

John of Salisbury, "Policraticus," book vi chap. xviii.

From A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance by Jusserand, Jean Jules

We have better testimony from John of Salisbury, who in the twelfth century quotes parts of the Saturnalia of Macrobius which have dropped out of all the MSS. we now have.

From The Wanderings and Homes of Manuscripts Helps for Students of History, No. 17. by James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes)

In the latter part of the next century, John of Salisbury, so famous in the great struggle between Henry and Thomas, held the Bishopric of Chartres.

From Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine by Hutton, William Holden

Thus, John of Salisbury describes the nocturnal assemblies of the witches, the presence of Satan, the banquet, and the punishment or reward of the guests according to the failure or abundance of their zeal.

From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)