Claude D'Espence
16th-century French theologian
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| Intro | 16th-century French theologian | |
| Places | France | |
| is | Theologian | |
| Work field | Religion | |
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| Birth | Châlons-en-Champagne | |
| Death | 5 October 1571Paris |
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Claude D'Espence was a French theologian, born in 1511 at Châlons-sur-Marne; died 5 Oct., 1571, at Paris. He entered the Collège de Navarre in 1536, and later became the rector of the Sorbonne before he got his doctorate. He was involved with the Council of Trent and argued against the Protestant apologist Theodore Beza about the value of tradition.