Peter Lombard or Petrus Lombardus was a scholastic theologian and bishop and author of "Four Books of Sentences", which became the standard textbook of theology, for which he is also known as Magister Sententiarum. Peter Lombard was born in Lumellogno near Novara, Lombardy, to a poor family on the dole. His date of birth was likely between 1095 and 1100. Nothing is known for certain in regard to his origins, his social background, … Wikipedia
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