OF THE ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR

On the 4 books of the Sentences The Sentences of Peter Lombard was the standard theology textbook of the Middle Ages, Book 4.
An Apology against Marsilius of Padua and William of Ockham. original: "Apologiam contra Marsilium Patavinum, & Gul. Ocham" For he took upon himself the cause of Pope John XXII, against whom those men had written rashly. He also wrote the
Summary of Theology, printed in Ulm in the year 1474. There is also a manuscript held in our library in Toledo, marked Y, number 66: a lengthy sermon delivered by him in the presence of the same Pontiff John, inscribed as follows:

• The Sermon of Friar Alvarus the Spaniard, Doctor of Canon Law, Bishop of Korone and Penitentiary of the Lord Pope, delivered on Maundy Thursday in the presence of the Lord Pope John XXII. In it, he adheres entirely to John's opinion regarding the vision of souls, which we have discussed at length in the aforementioned Volume (Year 1333, no. 10). Referring to the controversial "Beatific Vision" debate, regarding whether the saved see God immediately after death or only after the Final Judgment.
  Trithemius says he composed other works as well. He lived around the year 1340, at which time he says he corrected his work On the Lament of the Church original: "Planctu Ecclesiæ" in Compostela. He was Bishop of Korone in Achaea in modern-day Greece and of Silves in the Algarve of Portugal. Some believe he was a Cardinal, but they are mistaken. He is buried in the Church of Saint Clare in Seville.

ALVARUS DE ROXAS, or "of Saint Mary," a Spaniard of the Strict Observance in the Province of Saint Gabriel, wrote:
Learned Commentaries on the Apocalypse of Saint John. I saw these in the possession of the late Cardinal Gabriel de Trejo, of happy memory, when I was living in his house at the Holy Apostles in the City Rome with his full brother, Antonio de Trejo—formerly our Vicar General, later Bishop of Cartagena and Ambassador of the Catholic King Philip III to Pope Paul V—who had brought me in his retinue from Salamanca to the City. The author gave the book to the Cardinal to be printed, which the Cardinal promised to do. Whether this actually happened after the Cardinal returned to Spain is unknown to me.
Commentaries on the seventh chapter of Daniel.
A Commentary on the fourth chapter of Zechariah. A copy of these is kept in the archives of the aforementioned province.

AMADEUS OF PORTUGAL original: "Amadeus Lusitanus", born of the noble lineage of the Counts of Vila Real, entered the Franciscan order in Italy. He lived with such virtue and holiness that he founded a pious and large congregation of brothers in various provinces, which was named the Amadeans after him. He was very dear to powerful men, especially the Duke of Milan and Pope Sixtus IV, to whom he was a private confessor. He performed many useful deeds for the salvation of his neighbors; being entirely intent on prayer and contemplation, he received many wonderful revelations from God. He wrote an entire book about these, titled:
The New Apocalypse. original: "Nova Apocalypsis"
There are countless copies of this book, but they are corrupt and full of many errors, about which we have warned the reader at length (under the year 1482), and we have organized the author’s life by its years in Volumes 6 and 7 of the Annals. He died in Milan and was buried in the Monastery of Peace in the year 1482, on the 10th of August.
Henry Willot attributes to him Homilies on the Blessed Virgin, which are not his, but belong to Amadeus, the former Cistercian monk and Bishop of Lausanne. Possevino treats this man three times under the names Amadeus, Amator, Ameolus, and Amodeus.

AMANDUS OF ZIERIKZEE, named for his native town on the island of Schouwen in Zeeland by the German Sea the North Sea,

was skilled in Latin, and also in foreign languages, especially Hebrew and Greek. He taught Sacred Theology with great praise in his monastery at Leuven. He was the Minister of the Province of Cologne before it was separated from the one now called Lower Germany. A most diligent investigator of antiquities, he wrote many things, especially:
A Chronicle from the beginning of the world to the year of our Lord 1534, which he called "The Scrutiny," or "The Hunt for Historical Truth." It was published in Antwerp in 1534 by Simon Cock.
Commentaries on Genesis.
On Job.
On the 118th Psalm.
On Ecclesiastes.
On the Seventy Weeks of Daniel, one book.
On the Forty Stations. Referring to the 42 stations of the Exodus.
The Twelve Hours of Spiritual Warfare, one book. original: "Spiritualis militiæ XII. horas"
A History of the Lord’s Passion.
On the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ.
On the Marriage of Saint Anne.
Various Sermons.
On the Sophi, King of the Persians. Referring to the Safavid Shah of Persia.
All these works existed in manuscript at Leuven among his brothers, and in the book of deceased brothers there, the following is read concerning him: The death of the venerable, zealous, and devout Father AMANDUS OF ZIERIKZEE, Priest, Preacher, and confessor, who before the union was Minister and Custos of the Reformed Brothers of this Province of Cologne, as well as Guardian and Lecturer in various convents even after the union. A man most learned in the sacred page, highly skilled in the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew languages; buried in the choir at Leuven before the high altar in the year of our Lord 1524, June 8th. There seems to be an error in the numbers of the book, and 1534 should be substituted for the year 1524. For if he extended his narrative in the Chronicles up to that year, the error of this later date is revealed by that book.

AMANTIUS (called Amantinus by Possevino, Amandus by others) de Valle, Regent of Saint-Sernin in Toulouse, Minister of the Province of Aquitaine, and professor of Sacred Theology for many years among the people of Toulouse, wrote:
Commentaries on the first book of the Oxford writings of John Duns Scotus; and other works which have perished.

AMBROSE OF LISIEUX original: "Ambrosius Lexoviensis", a Frenchman of the Third Order of Saint Francis of the Gallican Congregation and Guardian of the Monastery of the Blessed Mary of Miracles in the City Rome, celebrated in learned verse the notable victory of Louis XIII, the Most Christian King of France and Navarre, against the heretics of La Rochelle and their English auxiliaries, under this title:
The English Routed, La Rochelle Conquered. original: "Angli profligati, Rupella expugnata" Rome, by Giacomo Mascardo, in the year 1529, in quarto. The date 1529 is likely a typographical error for 1629, given the reference to Louis XIII and the Siege of La Rochelle.

AMBROISE MILLET original: "Ambrosius Milletius", a son of the Province of France, the Custody of Champagne, and the convent of Troyes, was a man of the Theological faculty most famous in his time. To rescue the people of Troyes from the Lutheran stain of heresy, he labored with much toil and many vigils, explaining from the pulpit the more difficult passages of Sacred Scripture which the Lutherans brought forward to confirm their treachery. He wrote:
Commentaries on the Gospel of Matthew.
On the Epistles of Paul.
He was living in the year 1568.

AMBROSIO MONTESINO, a Spaniard, wrote:
Commentaries on the Epistles and Gospels of Lent. Madrid, 1615.