- Francisco de Lugo
Francis(co) de Lugo was a Spanish Jesuit theologian.
Biography
He was born in Madrid in 1580. He was the elder brother of
Cardinal John de Lugo , and, like him, a distinguished member of theSociety of Jesus , which he entered at thenovitiate ofSalamanca in 1600. In answer to his request for the foreign missions, he was sent to Mexico, where, quite apart from any desire of his own, he was appointed to teach theology. Being recalled to Spain, he sailed in company with others under the protection of the Spanish fleet; but during the voyage the Spanish encountered the Dutch, and in the ensuing struggle, de Lugo, although he succeeded in saving his life, could not save the greater part of his commentary on the entire "Summa" of St. Thomas. He subsequently taught both philosophy and theology in Spain, was a censor of books, and theologian to the general of the Society of Jesus at Rome. Having been twice rector of the College of Valladolid, he died atValladolid on17 September 1652 with the reputation of being a fine theologian and a holy and humble man.Another de Lugo
Another well known Francisco de Lugo is a distant relative of a Spanish conquistador
Alonso Luis Fernández de Lugo , who played a major role in conquering theCanary Islands . [ [http://lugocrest.homestead.com/lugofamilyFranciscoLugo.html lugofamilymain ] ] He had limited formal military background, but did some fighting both against theMoors and against theTaino Indians of theWest Indies . He served withCortes in the conquest of Mexico as one of his officers. [ [http://lugocrest.homestead.com/lugofamilyFranciscoLugo.html lugofamilymain ] ] In 1548 he died at age sixty while leading an army fromPanuco across the deserts and mountains toZacatecas . [ [http://lugocrest.homestead.com/lugofamilyFranciscoLugo.html lugofamilymain ] ]Writings
*" _la. Theologia scholastica"
*" _la. Decursus prævius ad theologian moralem"
*" _la. De septem Ecclesiæ sacramentis, praxim potius quam speculationem, attendens et intendens"
*" _la. De sacramentis in genere"References
*CathEncy|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09418a.htm|title=Francisco de Lugo
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