STEPHEN OF SALAGNAC

Dominican historian; b. Grand-Bourg de Salagnac, near Perigueux, France, c. 1210; d. Limoges, Jan. 8,1291. Stephen entered the Dominican Order at Limoges in 1230 and was prior there from 1249 to 1259, then prior at Toulouse from 1259 to 1261. He was made visitor to the Scottish province of the order (1261–65), then prior again at Limoges from 1265 to 1271. Subsequently he became prior at Annecy and LePuy before returning to Limoges where he died. During his years as prior, and on his numerous trips as visitor or as representative of his house at the Dominican chapters, Stephen was close to the events of the order. He wrote the De quatuor in quibus Deus predicatorum ordinem insignivit and the De tribus gradibus prelatorum. Both are of great value because of the documents that they reproduce. The first, which Stephen completed in 1278, was reworked and completed by bernard gui. The second has not been published.

Bibliography: stephen of salagnac and bernard gui, De quatuor in quibus Deus praedicatorum ordinem insignivit, ed. t. kaeppeli (Monumenta Ordinis Fratrum Praedicatorum historica, 22, 1949). j. quÉtif and j. Échard, Scriptores Ordinis Praedicatorum (New York 1959) 1.1:415–417. r. aubert, Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastique, ed. a. baudrillart et al. (Paris 1912–) 15:1261. a. auer, Ein neuaufgefundener Katalog der Dominikaner-Schriftsteller (Paris 1933).

[j. a. corbett]