A student of
Paul of Venice, Gaetano, like his teacher, held an
Averroist interpretation of Aristotle's teachings. He worked towards a compromise between that position and Christian doctrines on the personal
immortality of the soul, and in later life he abandoned Averroism entirely. He was one of Paul of Venice's successors as professor of natural philosophy at the
University of Padua, Among his pupils was also
Pietro Roccabonella, a well known professor of medicine in Padua. He should not be confused with
Saint Cajetan. ==References==