Bartolomé De Medina
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Bartolomé de Medina may refer to: * Bartolomé de Medina (theologian) * Bartolomé de Medina (mining specialist) Bartolomé de Medina (born around 1504 in Seville) was a Spanish merchant known for his invention of the patio process. Biography In Europe, he learned the economics of litharge smelting, and, from a German man known only as "Maestro Lorenzo" or ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bartolomé De Medina (theologian)
Bartolomé de Medina, (15271580) was a Spanish theologian born in Medina de Rioseco, Spain. A member of the Dominican Order and a student of Francisco de Vitoria, he was professor of theology at the University of Salamanca and a member of the School of Salamanca. He is best known as the originator of the doctrine of probabilism in moral theology, which holds that one may follow a course of action that has some probability, even if the opposite is more probable. Biography Medina studied theology at the University of Salamanca under the celebrated professor Francisco de Vitoria. His life was devoted almost entirely to teaching theology at Salamanca, first in the chair of Durandus, afterwards as principal professor. He was appointed to the "cathedra primaria" after a successful concursus, in public, against the learned Augustinian scholar Juan de Guevara (1518-1600). He died at Salamanca in 1581. Although he was well versed in Greek and Hebrew, devoted his life almost entir ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |