John of Fintona
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John of Fintona (Template:Floruit) was an Irish writer.
Called "subtillissimus canonum doctor/a most subtle teacher of canon law" by Tommaso Diplovataccio, John was the compiler of a commentary on decretals.
It is possible that John was a native of Fintona, County Tyrone, Ireland.
References
- Theodore William Moody, Dáibhí Ó Cróinín, Francis X. Martin, Francis John Byrne, Art Cosgrove, edited by Dáibhí Ó Cróinín A New History of Ireland: Prehistoric and early Ireland, Oxford University Press, 2005, Template:ISBN vol.1, p. 968.