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Cavellus (Mac-Caugwell), Ugo

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Also known as: Hugh MacCaghwell, Hugo MacCaghwell; Italian: Aodh Mac Cathmhaoil

CAVELLUS (MAC-CAUGWELL), UGO. - Irish Scotist Franciscan, b. at Down in 1571, d. 22 Sept. 1626. After completing his higher studies at the University of Salamanca, he taught theology at the Irish College of Louvain and at the convent of the Aracoeli in Rome. Urban VIII preconized him archbishop of Armagh and primate of Ireland.

He collaborated with Wadding on the edition of the works of John Duns Scotus, contributing the precious addition of the annotations and numerous "scholia." His principal work is: Scoti commentarium in IV libros sententiarum (Antwerp 1620).

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BIBL.: A. Bertoni, Le bienh. Jean Duns Scot, Levanto 1927, pp. 497-98; F. Casolini, Luca Wadding, Milan 1936, p. 51.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III (1949), col. 1212.

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Chiettini, Emanuele. “Cavellus (Mac-Caugwell), ugo.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, col. 1212. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/cavellus-mac-caugwell-ugo.

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Chiettini, Emanuele. “Cavellus (Mac-Caugwell), ugo.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 1212. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/cavellus-mac-caugwell-ugo.

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