Roger Marston facts for kids

Roger Marston (who was also known as Rogerus de Marston) was an English Franciscan friar, a deep thinker, and a teacher of religious ideas. He lived a long time ago and passed away around the year 1303.

Who Was Roger Marston?

Roger Marston was a special kind of scholar called a scholastic philosopher and theologian. This means he studied and taught about important ideas, especially about God and the world, often in universities during the Middle Ages. He was a member of the Franciscans, which is a group of Catholic friars who follow the teachings of Saint Francis of Assisi.

His Education and Ideas

Roger Marston was a student of a famous teacher named John Pecham. He studied with Pecham in Paris around the year 1270. He might have also studied at Oxford University a few years later. While he was learning from John Pecham, he was also classmates with another scholar named Matthew of Aquasparta.

Roger often agreed with John Pecham's ideas, especially about the Eucharist. The Eucharist is a very important religious ceremony in Christianity. Roger also had a specific idea about time. He believed that time was absolute, meaning it was a fixed thing that existed on its own, no matter what.

A Leader in England

Later in his life, Roger Marston became a very important leader for the Franciscans in England. He was known as the Franciscan Provincial. This means he was in charge of all the Franciscan friars and their activities throughout England.