UGO da SAN CARO (Hugo a Sancto Caro). — Learned exegete and theologian, born at St-Cher near Vienne in the Dauphiné, died at Orvieto on March 19, 1263. In 1225 he entered the Dominican Order. At Paris he studied philosophy, theology, and law. After holding high offices in the Order, he was created cardinal by Innocent IV in 1244, who employed him as legate in Germany and on other missions.
U. composed several biblical works. Following the tendency of his time, he devoted special attention to the text of the Vulgate. To him is owed a *Sacra Bibbia recognita et emendata, id est a scriptorum vitiis expurgata. Additis ad marginem variis lectionibus codicum manuscriptorum Hebraeorum, Graecorum et veterum Latinorum codicum aetate Caroli Magni scriptorum.* This is a biblical correctorium (v.), composed c. 1248, which, together with the *Correctorium Parisiense*, replaced the *Correctorium Senonense* in the Dominican Order. In this textual revision U. particularly followed the notes of St. Jerome and other ancient authorities, giving excessive weight to readings more consonant with the Hebrew original. To U. are traced the first biblical concordance and the division of chapters into smaller sections, marked by letters of the alphabet. This division was adopted by many exegetes and also in liturgical texts, as may be seen in ancient Missals and Breviaries. As an exegete U. showed notable care for the literal sense, though without neglecting, in accordance with the usage of the time, the spiritual sense. His *Postillae in universa Biblia iuxta quadruplicem sensum litteralem, allegoricum, morale, anagogicum* had a marked influence on later exegesis; they were printed several times, the first edition appearing at Basel in 1482; the best is that of Venice, 1754 (*Opera omnia in universum Vetus et Novum Testamentum*, 8 vols.). In the question of the biblical canon of the Old Testament, U. (cf. *Prologus in Eccli.*, ed. of Venice, III, 171b) attributed secondary authority to the deuterocanonical books, following St. Jerome.
As a theologian U. composed a Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard and *Quaestiones disputatae* on the Sacraments, some of which have been identified in a manuscript at Douai.