Palanco, Francisco

PALANCO, FRANCISCO. - Theologian of the Order of Minims, b. at Campos Real in 1657, d. at Madrid on 20 Oct. 1720. He was primary lecturer in theology at Salamanca and then prefect of studies. He was twice provincial, vicar general, synodal qualificator, and visitor of all the libraries of Spain. He refused the bishopric of Panama (1714), but by Philip V, whose counselor he was, he was forced to accept that of Jacca (17 Nov. 1717).

He tenaciously defended the doctrine of St. Thomas, especially on the nature of the eucharistic species, against his confrere Father Maignan (v.). Of his works, published in 14 vols., the principal ones are: Tractatus de Providentia Dei concordata cum humana libertate et sanctitate divina (Salamanca 1692), where he rejects middle knowledge, without embracing the theory of physical predetermination; De conscientia humana in communi et in particulari (ibid. 1694), which follows probabiliorism; De fide theologica in 2nd-2nd Sum. Theol. (ibid. 1703); Cursus philosophicus iuxta miram Angelici doctrinam (ibid. 1703); Dialogus physico-theologicus contra philosophos novatores (ibid. 1704); Tractatus de Verbo incarnato, ad mentem v. Thomae (posthumous, ibid. 1722).

Gennaro Moretti