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Geoffroi (Or Godefroi) De St. Victor

a French ecclesiastical writer of the 12th century, was canon of the abbey of St. Victor, at Paris, but information concerning his life is wanting, except that he taught literature and philosophy for a long time before retiring to the cloister. Some regard him as the same person as a sub-prior of St. Barbe, bearing the same name, and of whom several letters were published by D. Martene. Various works of the canon of St. Victor exist il manuscript at the Imperial Library; for further mention see Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.