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References
- ↑ Simon Tugwell, (ed) Early Dominicans: Selected Writings, Paulist Press, 1982, ISBN 0-8091-2414-9, p.476
- ↑ Bede Jarrett, Lives of the Brethren of the Order of Preachers 1206-1259, (Blackfriars 1955) Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ ibid - Bede Jarrett, Lives of the Brethren of the Order of Preachers 1206-1259, (Blackfriars 1955) Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine