ODDONE d'OURSCAMP. - Theologian, also called Sussionensis because he was born in the diocese of Soissons, d. c. 1171. He was magister at the University of Paris, where he also held a canonry before entering the monastery of Ourscamp (diocese of Noyon). In 1147 he was known to Eugenio III during the latter’s journey in France.
He was abbot in the years 1167–70. Summoned to Rome by Alessandro III, he was created bishop of Tuscolo, in whose fortress he received the Pope. O. had been a disciple not only of Abelardo, but also of Anselmo di Laon, Giovanni di Tours, and Pietro Lombardo. He was in contact with his most celebrated contemporaries, including s. Tommaso di Canterbury and s. Hildegarda, who wrote him two letters that became famous. He took part in the controversies of his time and sided against the nominalists. Among his works, the Quaestiones are renowned; they provide an accurate picture of the method of teaching and, in particular, of the system of quodlibetal disputations.