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Thomas of Hales is a member of the following lists: People from Gloucestershire, English sermon writers and 13th-century writers in Latin.

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Thomas of Hales, also known as Thomas de Hales, was a thirteenth-century English Franciscan friar and ecclesiastical known for his intellectually progressive prose and poetry in Latin, French, and English. He was among the few Franciscan lyricists of his time, contributing significantly to the literary culture of mid-thirteenth-century England. His works reflect the movement towards affective piety, vernacular literacy, and textual scholarship influenced by university methods.