Dominican friar (1320-1399) also spelled Nicholas Eymerich or Aymerich. He was appointed Inquisitor General in Aragon (1358), but his strict theological points of view led to disagrements with king Peter of Aragon and to the withdrawal from the position (1360). He was again appointed General Inquisitor twice, but his radical positions against the followers of Ramon Llull made him to be sent to exile. During these periods in exile, he lived in Avignon, supporting Popes Clement VII and Benedict XIII.
Better known as author of one of the most successful manuals for Inquisitors (Directorium Inquisitorum) and pursuer of Lullism, Nicolau Eimeric wrote sermons as well. Two manuscript are extant:
- Sevilla, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, ms. 123-3-2 (olim 141-23-11, De communi sanctorum)
- Sevilla, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, ms. 123-3-7 (olim 141-23-16, Sermones dominicales)
Bibliography:
- HEIMANN, Claudia, Nicolaus Eymerich (vor 1320-1399): praedicator veridicus, inquisitor intrepidus, doctor egregius. Münster: Aschendorff , 2001
- «”Quod iudei a Deo non excusantur…”. Nicolaus Eymerichs Kommentar zum Johannes-Evangelium», in Revista Catalana de teologia 29-2 (2004), p. 397-419. (PDF).
- «Nicolaus Eymerich OP: der Inquisitor und die Juden im Aragon des 14. Jahrhunderts», in Id. Dominikaner und Juden: Personen, Konflikte und Perspektiven vom 13. bis zum 20. Jahrhundert. De Gruyter, 2015, p. 135-154.
- PUIG I OLIVER, Jaume de, «Manuscrits eimericians de la Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina de Sevilla, provinents de Girona», Arxiu de Textos Catalans Antics 17 (1998), 303-310 y 342-348. (PDF)
- «Dos sermons de Nicolau Eimeric», Arxiu de Textos Catalans Antics 22 (2003), 223-267. (PDF)