Álvarez, Diego

ÁLVAREZ, DIEGO. - Spanish Dominican, b. at Medina del Rio-Seco, in Old Castile, around the middle of the 16th century. He was professor of theology in Spain and later in Rome, where he took part with Thomas de Lemos in the discussion against the Molinists, in the congregation De Auxiliis, under Clement VIII and Paul V. The latter appointed him archbishop of Trani (19 March 1606). He died in 1635, leaving numerous works that reveal him as a theologian of the first rank in questions concerning grace.

We cite among others: 1st. Commentaria in Isaiam prophetam juxta sensum litteralem et moralem cum annotationibus vs. Patrum et aliquibus animadversionibus in gratiam praedicatorum in unum collectis (Rome 1599). 2nd. De auxiliis divinae gratiae et humani arbitrii viribus et libertate, ac legitima eius cum efficacia eorundem auxiliorum concordia libri XII (Rome 1610; Lyon 1620; Trani 1625); 3rd. Responsionum ad obiectiones adversus concordiam liberi arbitrii cum divina praescientia, praescientia et praedestinatione atque cum efficacia praevenientis gratiae, prout a s. Thoma et thomistis defenditur et explicatur libri IV (Trani 1622; Lyon 1622); 4th. Operis de auxiliis divinae gratiae et humani arbitrii viribus et libertate, ac legitima eius cum efficacia eorundem auxiliorum concordia summa in IV libros distincta (Lyon 1620, Trani 1625);