Poverty, Preaching, and Eschatology in the Revelation Commentaries of ‘Hugh of St Cher’

Abstract

This article is dedicated to advancing three propositions, all in elaboration of research by Beryl Smalley: (1) that the Revelation exegesis of Hugh of St Cher, O.P. ( c . 1195-1263; regent master at St Jacques, 1230-1235) can be securely located; (2) that much of the content of this exegesis is extraordinary; and (3) that Hugh of St Cher the great Dominican commentator on Scripture is a figment of bibliographers’ imaginations.