SALON, MICHELE. - Augustinian theologian, b. at Valenza in 1539, d. there on 25 Jan. 1621. Having taken religious vows in 1558, he studied in his native convent, where he became bachelor in 1563; he attended the Universities of Valenza, Alcalá, and Salamanca, obtaining the degree of master of theology in 1567; he taught until his death at the University of Valenza, where he expounded the Summa Theologica of Aquinate in accordance with traditional Thomism.
Asked for his opinion in the De auxiliis controversies, he wrote a lengthy dissertation, severely censuring many propositions Bañez (v.); against the latter he maintained that, in the exposition of moral doctrine, account must be taken of canon and civil law, in both of which S. shows himself highly versed.
He also wrote: De iustitia et iure (2 vols., Valenza 1591 and 1598; 2nd ed. Venice 1592 and 1602; 3rd ed. there 1608), an excellent commentary on St. Thomas; other expositions of the Summa of the Angelic Doctor remain unpublished (the principal manuscripts are in the Bibl. Angelica in Rome).