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Walter of Winterburn (13th century – 26 August 1305) was anEnglishDominican,cardinal, orator,poet,philosopher, andtheologian.
He entered theDominican Order when a youth, and became renowned for learning, prudence, and sanctity of life.Edward I, King of England, chose him as hisconfessor and spiritual director. He was provincial of his order in England from 1290 to 1298, and was created cardinal on 21 February 1304 byPope Benedict XI.
In 1305, after having taken part in the election ofClement V, Walter set out fromPerugia with several other cardinals to join the pope inFrance, but atGenoa he was seized with his last illness, during which he was attended by thedean of the Sacred College,Nicholas de Prato. His remains were first buried in the church of his order at Genoa, but were later transferred toLondon, as he had ordered, and interred in the convent to which he had formerly been assigned.
Nicholas Trivet, an English Anglo-Norman chronicler who was a close friend, wrote that Walter of Winterburn was a man endowed with many superior qualities, natural and supernatural. According to Trivet, he was thoroughly versed in knowledge, graced with rare modesty and a kindly disposition—a model of religious piety and of mature erudition who despite numerous duties in the cloister and at the imperial Court never shortened his hours of prayer.
He left several works on philosophy and theology, chief among them:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Walter of Winterburn".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.