Ambrosius Catharinus

Dominican theologian who participated in the Council of Trent and wrote extensively on Genesis.

Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)

• God (Elohim): Thirteen Definitions — Cited for Elohim implying plurality of persons

  "Catharinus, the Master [Peter Lombard], and the Scholastics"

• Verse 3: And God said: Let there be light — Cited for thinking the first light was the sun

  "Catharinus answers first that it was the most brilliant sun"

• Verse 6: Let there be a firmament — Cited for the upper waters as crystalline heaven

  "Abulensis, Cajetan, Catharinus"

• Verse 6: Let there be a firmament — Cited for the reason God did not say "it was good" on the second day

  "Catharinus and Molina respond"

• Verse 9: Let the waters be gathered together — Cited alongside Basil for the sea being made higher

  "Basil, Burgensis, Catharinus, and St. Thomas"

• Verse 20: Let the Waters Bring Forth — Cited alongside Cajetan for denying birds were from water

  "Cajetan and Catharinus deny this"

• Heaven and Earth: Four Interpretations — Listed and cited as asserting the empyrean opinion is the most true

  "and Catharinus to be the most true."