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Pedro da Fonseca

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Pedro da Fonseca

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Pedro da Fonseca (1528-1599) was a Portuguese Jesuit in Renaissance Europe. One of the famous theologians. In the 16th century, he was the honorary president of the University of Évora, and later he worked in Rome for a long time. He helped Luis de Molina create Molinaism.

Category
Scholars
Nationality
kingdom of portugal
Born
1528-01-01
Died
1599-11-04
Wikidata
Q1365381
Occupations philosophertheologianwriter
Aliases Pedro da FonsecaPedro da Fonseca

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