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Bernat Fenollar

1438 – 1516

Clergyman, teacher and poet

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About Bernat Fenollar

Lived 1438 – 1516 (aged 77–78). Bernat Fenollar was a Spanish writer, university teacher, poet, cleric and chess player.

Bernat Fenollar, also Mossèn (Bernat de) Fenollar (Penàguila, Valencian Community, 1438 – Valencia, 28 February 1516) was a poet, cleric and chess player from Valencia, Spain. He was an abbot (the title "Mossèn" was often given to clergymen), had a position both in Valencia Cathedral and the University of Valencia as a professor of mathematics.

Works

Scachs d'amor

He is one of the authors of Scachs d'amor or Chess of Love, a poem based on a chess game between Francesc de Castellví and Narcís Vinyoles, while Bernat Fenollar comments and establishes the rules. It is the first documented game played with the modern rules of chess, at least concerning the moves of the queen and bishop. Història de la passió de N.S. Jesu Christi en cobles, Valencia: 1493 Lo procés de les olives, Valencia: 1497 Les trobes en lahors de la Verge Maria, Valencia: 1974 , The poem Scachs d'amor (1475), Murcia: 2015 ,

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Important facts

Born
1438, Penàguila
Birth century
Employers
University of Valencia
Also known as
Mossèn (Bernat de) Fenollar

People in Bernat Fenollar's life

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Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Bernat Fenollar?

clergyman, teacher and poet

When was Bernat Fenollar born?

Bernat Fenollar was born in 1438 in Penàguila.

When did Bernat Fenollar die?

Bernat Fenollar died on 28 February 1516 in Valencia.

What was Bernat Fenollar's occupation?

Bernat Fenollar was a writer, university teacher, poet, cleric and chess player.

What nationality was Bernat Fenollar?

Bernat Fenollar was Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bernat Fenollar

· Wikidata: Q24059

· DBpedia: Bernat Fenollar

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