He became regarded by his contemporaries as a master of the spiritual life.
His contemporaries didn't regard him as anything special, either.
You see from this tribute why contemporaries regarded him as a genius.
He was also regarded by his contemporaries as an expert reedmaker.
This was regarded by his contemporaries as a fortune-hunting match.
First earth movements had to be achieved, which contemporaries regarded as the eighth wonder of the world.
Leading contemporaries thus regarded him as a divine gift, and his birth a miracle of God.
It appears that some contemporaries regarded Littleton as an upstart.
He was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the top players of his time.
Calvert was not generally well regarded by his contemporaries.