Meister Eckhart (c. 1260 – 1327/8)
Meister Eckhart was a German theologian, philosopher and mystic, born near Erfurt, in Thuringia. Meister is German for "Master", referring to the academic title he obtained in Paris. Near the end of his life he was tried as a heretic by Pope John XXII. Eckhart admitted his error or explained the reasoning behind all challenged articles of his writing, and was thus not burned, but he died before his trial was concluded.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meister_Eckhart
See also: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05274a.htm
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/meister-eckhart
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