Juan de Soria

Most Reverend

Juan de Soria
Most Reverend; Juan de Soria
Bishop of Burgos
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Burgos
In office	1240–1246
Personal details
Died	1 October 1246
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Osma (1231–1240)

Juan de Soria (died 1 October 1246), also known as Juan Díaz,[1] Juan Domínguez de Medina[2][3] or Juan Ruiz de Medina,[4][5] was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Osma (1231–1240) and Bishop of Burgos (1240–1246) as well as in the chancery of King Ferdinand III of Castile (from 1211).[1][6]

Biography

Prior to becoming bishop, Juan served as abbot of Santander and Valladolid.[7] In 1231, he was appointed by Pope Gregory IX as Bishop of Osma.[2] On 29 May 1240, was he appointed by Pope Gregory IX as Bishop of Burgos where served until his death on 1 Oct 1246.[2] While Bishop, he served as the principal consecrator of Lope Fitero, Bishop of Córdoba (1237), and Rodrigo Díaz, Bishop of Oviedo (1243).[2]

Juan was probably the author of the Latin Chronicle of the Kings of Castile, written between 1217 and 1239.[8]

References

Martín Alvira Cabrer, Las Navas de Tolosa, 1212: idea, liturgia y memoria de la batalla, Sílex, Madrid, 2012, pp. 40-41 ISBN 978-84-7737-721-4
Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Juan Domínguez de Medina" retrieved January 16, 2016
Juan Loperráez Corvalán, Descripción histórica del obispado de Osma, vol. I, pp. 229-235, uses Juan Domínguez.
Gregorio de Argaiz: La Soledad laureada por San Benito y sus hijos en las iglesias de España, vol. VI, p. 357.
Pedro Orcajo: Historia de la catedral de Burgos, part II, p. 10, uses Juan de Medina.
GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Burgos" retrieved December 4, 2015
Manuel de Castro Alonso: Episcopologio vallisoletano, pp. 60-72.
Derek W. Lomax, "The Authorship of the Chronique latine des rois de Castille", Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, XL (1963), 205–211.

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[Alvira-1] Martín Alvira Cabrer, Las Navas de Tolosa, 1212: idea, liturgia y memoria de la batalla, Sílex, Madrid, 2012, pp. 40-41 ISBN 978-84-7737-721-4

[JuanMedina-2] Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Juan Domínguez de Medina" retrieved January 16, 2016

[Loperraez-3] Juan Loperráez Corvalán, Descripción histórica del obispado de Osma, vol. I, pp. 229-235, uses Juan Domínguez.

[4] Gregorio de Argaiz: La Soledad laureada por San Benito y sus hijos en las iglesias de España, vol. VI, p. 357.

[5] Pedro Orcajo: Historia de la catedral de Burgos, part II, p. 10, uses Juan de Medina.

[GCathBurgos-6] GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Burgos" retrieved December 4, 2015

[7] Manuel de Castro Alonso: Episcopologio vallisoletano, pp. 60-72.

[8] Derek W. Lomax, "The Authorship of the Chronique latine des rois de Castille", Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, XL (1963), 205–211.