Name Jose Siguenza | Role Poet | |
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Died May 22, 1606, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain Books The Life of Saint Jerome: The Great Doctor of the Church | ||
José de Sigüenza (Sigüenza, 1544 - El Escorial, 22 May 1606) was a historian, poet and Spanish theologian.
A Hieronymite monk, de Sigüenza was the prior of the monastery of El Escorial, where he served as both librarian and historian. He is best known for his works on ecclesiastical history, in particular his History of the Order of St. Jerome (ca.1605), which discusses in detail the construction of El Escorial.
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