John Bromyard
English Dominican friar
John Bromyard (d. c. 1352) was an influential English Dominican friar and prolific compiler of preaching aids.
Life
Little is known of his personal life. Bromyard is the name of a town in Herefordshire so it can be conjectured he was born there. Two dates can be cited: in 1326, he was granted a licence to hear confessions in the diocese of Hereford, and in 1352, that licence was granted to another Dominican, presumably after Bromyard's death. There is evidence in his works that he had served in the diocese of Llandaff in South Wales, and he shows familiarity with customs and circumstances in France and Italy. But because the Dominicans were an international order with lively internal communication, this cannot be taken as proof that he had travelled abroad. He was evidently trained in canon law, perhaps at Oxford.
He spent most of his career at the newly founded Dominican priory at Hereford.
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