Thomas Aquinas
Dominican friar and theologian
Thomas Aquinas was a 13th-century Italian Dominican friar, priest and theologian. He gave rise to the school of thought called Thomism and wrote the Summa Theologica.
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Born 1225 in castle of the counts of Aquino Died 1274
Influenced by Aristotle
About Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225 to 7 March 1274) was an Italian Dominican friar, priest, theologian and philosopher. He studied under Albertus Magnus and finished his studies at the University of Paris. He worked to bring the philosophy of Aristotle together with Christian principles. His best-known work is the unfinished Summa Theologica, which lays out Catholic Church theology in a full, systematic form. He also wrote the Summa contra Gentiles, the Disputed Questions on Truth, and many commentaries on Scripture and on Aristotle. Thomas was canonized as a saint in 1323. He is counted among the Doctors of the Church and is known by titles such as Doctor Angelicus.