page_title: Jerome Leocata
hierarchical_section_title: Jerome Leocata
caption_attribution_description: English: One of Jerome Leocata's philosophical manuscripts
context_page_description: Jerome Leocata was a major Maltese mediaeval philosopher who specialised mainly in metaphysics. His long academic career in philosophy and theology was very hampered by his many administrative commitments. His writings, however, bear witness to his thinking skills and his philosophical prowess. He possessed a clear and systematic mind, consistently endeavouring to give a sound philosophical basis to his speculations. No portrait of him is yet known to exist.
context_section_description: Jerome Leocata (c. 1664–1745) was a major Maltese mediaeval philosopher who specialised mainly in metaphysics. His long academic career in philosophy and theology was very hampered by his many administrative commitments. His writings, however, bear witness to his thinking skills and his philosophical prowess. He possessed a clear and systematic mind, consistently endeavouring to give a sound philosophical basis to his speculations. No portrait of him is yet known to exist.
caption: One of Leocata's manuscripts (1697)
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