Francisco de Araujo

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Dominican · 1580–1664

In Prümmer's Catalogue and Haringer's Index

“Arauxo, Franciscus de, O.P., Spanish, bishop of Segovia, counselor of Philip IV (1580-1664), wrote commentaries on almost all parts of the Theological Summa; nevertheless they are to be read with some caution, since they have been interpolated by another hand. Cf. Quetif and Echard, Scriptores Ord. Praed. II, 610 sq.” — Prümmer, Catalogue of authors

His Moral System, as Our Authors Report It

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Probabilist
Counted among them by 2 of our authors	Merkelbach, Summa II, excursus on the moral systems; Tanquerey, Fundamental Moral Theology, n. 396

Where Our Authors Discuss Him

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“Hist., p. 35. b) Among theologians who opposed probabiliorism, very many teach that, in a conflict of opinions, the certainly or notably more probable one is to be followed. … The same teach Ferdinand Rebellus, S.J.; Antonius Perez, O.S.B.; Martinus a Prado, O.P.; Franciscus de Arauxo, O.P.; Antonius Cotonius, O.M.; Passerini de Sextula, O.P.; Esparza, S.J.; Terillus, S.J.; Gabriel Daniel, S.J.; Christ. Rassler, S.J.; Benedict Schmier, O.S.B.; Ant. Mayr, S.J.; Eusebius Amort; Jos. Biner, S.J.; and several others.”Marc names him among those who, against the probabiliorists, teach that the certainly or notably more probable opinion must be followed

Marc, Institutiones I, n. 100

In the Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)

“Francisco de Araujo”, vol. 1, by William Noon. Public domain; transcription at New Advent (which expands some of the print's abbreviations).

Spanish theologian, b. at Verin, Galicia, 1580; d. Madrid, 19 March, 1664. In 1601, he entered the Dominican Order at Salamanca. He taught theology (1616-17) in the convent of St. Paul at Burgos, and in the latter year was made assistant to Peter of Herrera, the principal professor of theology at Salamanca. Six years later he succeeded to the chair, and held it until 1648, when he was appointed Bishop of Segovia. In 1656 he resigned his see, and retired to the convent of his order at Madrid. His writings are: Commentary on the "Metaphysics" of Aristotle (2 vols., Salamanca, 1617; 2d ed., ibid., 1631); "Opuscula tripartita, h.e. in tres controversias triplicis theologiae divisa" etc. (Douay, 1633); a commentary in seven volumes on the "Summa" of St. Thomas (Salamanca and Madrid, 1635-47); "Variae et selectae decisiones morales ad stat. eccles. et civil. pertinentes" (Lyons, 1664; 2d ed., Cologne, 1745). In the second volume of his commentary on the "Prima Secundae" there is a treatise on Predestination and Grace, the doctrine of which is Molinistic. Martinez de Prado has proved that this was not written by Araujo, who, in a later work, shows clearly his adherence to the Thomistic teaching on those questions.

Sources: QUETIF-ECHARD, Script. Ord. Praed., I, 609; MARTINEZ DE PRADO, Metaphysica, I, 518; NICH. ANTONIO, Bibliotheca Hisp. Nova; MEYER, Hist. controversiarum de anxiliis gratiae, I, ii, c. xxiii, and II, ii, c. xvii; SERRY, Hist. congregationum de auxiliis, IV, 27; V, iii, ii; HURTER, Nomenclator, II, 5-7; DUMMERMUTH, S. Thomas et doctrina praemotionis physicae (Paris 1886), 582-588; STANONIK in Kirchenlex. (2d ed., 1882), I, 1228-1229.