WRITERS

...meditations. Published in Salamanca by Diego de Portonariis in 1575.
Sermons on the Saints. Published in the same city by Simon de Portonariis in 1573.
Lenten Sermons. Published in Madrid by Pedro Cossin in 1570.
Sermons from Low Sunday to the Tuesday of Pentecost. original: "Dominica in Albis, usque ad feriam tertiam Pentecostes" Published in Alcalá de Henares Compluti by Andrés de Angulo in 1571.

ALFONSO PEREZ, a Spaniard, a student of the Convent of Saint Francis in Salamanca, a very pious and learned man and an erudite poet, published:
Royal Sermons in praise of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Mary. Published in Salamanca in 1619, and other works.

ALFONSO of PUZZUOLO, see Ildefonsus.

ALFONSO RENGEL, a Spaniard, who wrote while among the inhabitants of the West Indies:
A Grammar, or the art of learning the Mexican language. Referring to Nahuatl, the primary language of Central Mexico.
Another for learning the Otomí language. original: "lingua Otoviana"
Sermons for the entire circle of the year.

ALFONSO of SANCOLES, see Ildefonsus.

ALFONSO of ESCALONA, a native of a noble town in Spain near Toledo in the province of Cartagena, sailed to New Spain Mexico in 1531. In the city of Tlaxcala, he devoted all his efforts to learning the Mexican language, which he mastered quickly and successfully. He educated nearly six hundred boys, whom he selected himself, in the first elements of reading, the basics of grammar, and the rules of Christian doctrine. He traveled through many regions of the Indies, always with the most abundant spiritual fruit. Having served as the head of many monasteries, he also governed the province named after the Holy Gospel with great sanctity. Francisco Gonzaga (Convent 4, Province of the Holy Gospel) provides a summary of his wonderful life. He wrote:
Evangelical Sermons. These were later translated into the Guatemalan language.
Learned Commentaries on the Ten Commandments.
At the age of 88, having given seventy of those years to St. Francis and fifty to bringing the Indians to the faith, he left his body—worn out by fasting, discipline, and various mortifications—in a Mexican monastery on March 18, 1584, leaving behind a great reputation for holiness.

ALFONSO de ESPINA, a Spaniard, (Annals of the Minors, year 1452, number 31), a Christian of Jewish descent A "Converso," or convert from Judaism. and a learned Minorite who for a long time directed the Academy of the Minors at Salamanca. He was eventually elevated to the Bishopric of Orense original: "Orinopolitanum" and wrote:
Sermons on the excellence of the name of Jesus. Also a learned book which he titled:
The Fortress of Faith original: "Fortalitium fidei", published with his own name suppressed. Juan de Mariana (History of Spain, book 22, chapter 46) calls it an erudite work with a splendid title, though written in a somewhat rough style original: "voce barbara", yet outstanding in its knowledge of divine matters. In this work, says Possevino (under the entry Fortress of Faith), for which the author’s name was once unknown, he deals with the arming of the faithful and the six types of spiritual armor; indeed, he discusses with what arms true preachers should be equipped. It contains much concerning the war against heretics, Saracens, and Jews (Garibay, Kings of Castile, book 16, chapter 46), and their attacks against us. My copy was printed in Lyon in 1511, edited by Guillaume Totani, a Professor of Sacred Scripture from the Order of Preachers The Dominicans.

ALFONSO de TORRES, a Spaniard from the province of Granada, published books in Spanish which he titled:

The Ladder to Heaven. original: "Scala cæli" Granada, 1625.
The Spiritual Education of the Novice. Madrid, 1605 and 1628.
Commentaries on the Rule of Saint Clare. Granada, 1640.

ALFONSO de VARGAS, a Spaniard, a very religious man and Minister of the province of Cartagena, who performed the highest duties of the Order. His work in visiting and reforming provinces was often utilized by the Ministers General. He wrote:
The History of the monastery and the miraculous Image of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Orchards de las Huertas in the city of Lorca; as well as the notable relics preserved there. Granada, 1625, in quarto.

ALFONSO VASCONES, see Ildefonsus.

ALIFAS of ENGLAND, wrote:
On the first book of the Sentences. A standard theological textbook by Peter Lombard. A manuscript is held in the library of the convent in Assisi.

ALOYSIUS of ZARAGOZA, a Capuchin, Minister of the province of Aragon and General Definitor, published:
Two volumes of Theological Labors, or Scholastic matters according to the mind of Saint Bonaventure.

ALOYSIUS CURIUS, a Roman of the Regular Observance, a theologian and Guardian of the Roman province, and General Definitor of the Order. He formerly served as my secretary while I held the office of Procurator General of the entire Institute. He published:
A Delineation, or Exhortation, of the Minister General, which he delivered at the General Chapter of the same Order held in Toledo. Rome, from the printing house of the Apostolic Chamber, 1646, in quarto. See also the entry for Antonio Daza.
A Panegyric Sermon on Saint Ignatius Loyola, which he delivered before a large assembly of Cardinals and other listeners in Rome at the Church of Aracoeli on August 7, 1647. Rome, from the printing house of the Apostolic Chamber, in the same year.

ALOYSIUS, or Ludovico Vulcano, of the Strict Observance, wrote a pious and useful treatise in Italian which he titled:
The Heavenly Gem. Naples, 1600.

ALPHONSUS, see Alfonsus.

ALVARO PELAYO, a Spaniard, a man highly learned in both laws Canon and Civil law and a student of Duns Scotus, of whom we have often spoken in the third volume of our Annals (years 1308, 1329, 1332, 1340). Though Possevino and Trithemius incorrectly call him Alphanus, he wrote a distinguished work to which he gave the title:
On the Lament of the Church original: "De Planctu Ecclesiæ", divided into two books, in which he rebukes the failings of the clergy and of all states of the Christian Commonwealth in a very clear order, adding to almost every word citations from both laws and passages of Holy Scripture. He dedicated it to Pedro Gómez, a Spanish Cardinal with the title of Saint Praxedes. It begins: To one adorned with the best character and virtues. My copy was issued in Venice from the workshop of Francesco Sansovino in 1560. The first edition, as far as I know, was published in Ulm in 1474. Manuscripts are held in the Vatican Library and the Ducal Library of Urbino. Saint Antoninus is said to have valued this work so highly that he never let it out of his hands, and he mentions the author with praise on occasion (Part 3, title 24, chapter 8, section 2). He furthermore published:
An Eye-salve against Heresies. original: "Collyrium adversus hæreses" A manuscript is held in the Vatican Library.
The Mirror of Kings, in one book. It begins: In the name of our Lord Jesus.