Clement was a native of Gloucester and became a
canon of Llanthony Priory Clement was educated at Llanthony and his learning was praised by
Gerald of Wales and
Osbert de Clare. There were a number of theologians working and writing at Llanthony while Clement was being educated and while he was working and writing. His time as prior was not considered exemplary, but he did institute some changes to the customs and practices of the house. Clement's cause of death is given as a stroke, but the year of his death is unknown. The
Unum, occasionally known as
Concordia Quattuor Evangelistarum, Most of Clement's works were derivative and did not contain much that was original thought. Instead, they comment on other works. Clement's commentary on his gospel harmony appears to have mainly compiled older writers' writings and contains little of his own thoughts on the Gospels, although it appears that he did compile the
Unum directly from the four gospels and not from previous harmonies. Most of Clement's works that survive remain unpublished. The only exception is part of
Unum, which was partly published as a
doctoral thesis in 1984. Most of Clement's works survive in one or two copies. Two works,
De sex and
Unum, have multiple copies.
De sex survives in 12 manuscripts and
Unum survives in at least 42 manuscripts, although in varied forms. Most of the copies of
Unum are in the British Isles. ==Notes==