SA (Sá, SaA), Manoel da. - Portuguese theologian, b. at Villa do Conde in 1530, d. at Arona in the reputation of holiness in 1596. A Jesuit from 1546, he distinguished himself in moral theology and exegesis at the Roman College from 1557 onwards. He was also a great preacher, even at the papal court and in several cities of Italy.
Among his works: *Aphorismi Confessariorum ex Doctorum sententiis collecti* (Venice 1595 ff.). The fruit of 40 years of labor, it is a classic treatise. Since S. defended auricular confession by letter, the book was placed on the Index in 1603, *donec certigatur*. Once these corrections were made, in 1608, the work had many editions. His exegetical works explain the literal sense with clarity, precision, brevity, somewhat in the manner of a "key" to the most difficult passages: *Scholia in quatuor Evangelia* (Antwerp 1596 ff.); *Notationes in totam S. Scripturam* (ibid. 1598 ff.).