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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Juan Luis Vives

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Statue of Juan Luis Vives at the National Library, Madrid.
 
Vives was
born on 6th March in 1492 in Valencia, Spain, a famous scholar and humanist he was also the friend and adviser of Catherine of Aragon and tutor of Mary I. Catherine of Aragon commissioned him to write the treatise "Education of a Christian Woman" and he created the "Satellitium animi, or Escort of the Soul", a study plan for the Princess Mary, which also included "spiritual mottoes and devices".
Photo: Statue of Juan Luis Vives at the National Library, Madrid. Vives was born on 6th March in 1492 in Valencia, Spain, and was a famous scholar and humanist. He is also known for being the friend and adviser of Catherine of Aragon, and the tutor of Mary I. Catherine of Aragon commissioned him to write the treatise "Education of a Christian Woman" and he created the "Satellitium animi, or Escort of the Soul", a study plan for the Princess Mary, which also included "spiritual mottoes and devices".
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