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St. Thomas Aquinas,

Priest, Doctor of the

Church

Greatest and Most influential

Theologian of all Time


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1226: Birth of St. Thomas

Towards the end of the year 1226 inRoccasecca, Aquino County, Sici ly.

Aquino, an area where his family held land until1137.

Noble Parents: Count Landulf of Aquino andCountess Theodora of Theate (Teano).

Like St. Hyacinth, Thomas parents were from anoble family.

Descendants of Emperor Frederick I andHenry VI.

Siblings of 8.

Thomas Aquinas being the youngest.


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Aquino County, Naples


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Feast Day: January 28th

His memory is honored On January 28.

On January 28, 1369, his body was

transferred to Toulouse, France.

In the Church of the Jacobins.

Between 1789 and 1974, they were held

in Saint Sernin Basilica of Toulouse.

In 1974, they were returned to theChurch of the Jacobins.


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The Tomb of St Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225 – 7 March 1274)

Le couvent des Jacobins

Toulouse, France


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Holy translation,

which was

crowded with a

great multitude ofmen

Over 150,000 were

said to have

accompanied it.


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Titles:

Aquinas is not his

surname. A Latin

demonyn.

“ Dumb Ox”

Doctor of the Church: declared by

Pope Pius V in 1323.

“Most brilliant light of the

Church”


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Titles:

“ Patron of all

Universities and

Students” (1880)

Angelic Doctor

Pope Leo XIII

“Angelic Doctor”

restored due to hisperseverance in his

vocation. His fidelity

and perfect chastity.

Pius X


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Titles:

Not only Angelic

but Common or

Universal Doctor

of the Church byPius XI

The Master and

Patron of Cathol ic

Schools declared

by Pope BenedictXV.


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Significant Events in the

Life of St. Thomas 1230: He was sent to the Abbey of Monte

Cassino with the Benedictine Monks atthe age of 5 until he was 13 years old.

He secretly joined the Dominican Orderin Naples.

He was held captive for two (2) years byhis brothers.

1239: Attended the University of Naples.

1243: He was particularly drawn withmore to the life of spiritual service thanin sheltered life.

A friar at the age of 17.


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Abbey of Monte Cassino


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University of Naples


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The jailers transferring St. Thomas from the castle,

sent him down the window in a basket and

immediately to Naples,


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Life of St. Thomas 1245 to 1252: Continued his studies in Naples,

Paris and Cologne.

1250: Ordained to the Dominican Order inCologne, Germany.

1261: Pope Urban IV called him to Rome where

he was appointed to teach.

Clement IV offered him Archbishopric ofNaples.


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Life of St. Thomas

1274: In January,summoned byGregory X,

St. Thomasembarked on atrip to Lyon,France, on foot toserve on theSecond Council ofLyon.


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Fossanova Abbey

Italian Cistercian

Monastery;

Place of death of

St. Thomas

Aquinas

On March 7,

1274,after

lingering in illness

for seven weeks.


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Life of St. Thomas1323:

Canonization of

St. Thomas on the

July 18 by Pope

John XXII.

“His life was

saintly and his

doctrine could onlybe miraculous …

because he

enlightened the

church more thanall the other

doctors…”


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Exceptional Qualities as a

Student/Priest At five (5) years old was described as a “ witty

child” who “ had received a good soul” .

Excel in learning more than other students.

Studied in Cologne, at the age of 22 he wasappointed to teach here.

At 31 years he received his doctorate.

He was invited by to teach (Pope Urban) but

declined to accept any ecclesiastical dignity orhonor.

Clement IV offered him Archbishopric of Napleswhich he also refused.


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Trials of Saint Thomas:

At the time of his death in 1274, he

was under suspicion by some Church

officials

Condemnation by Bishop of ParisEtienne Tempier (Stephen Tempier)

was lifted when he was canonized and

received the title of Common Doctor

of the Church.


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Person/s Close to St. Thomas:

St. Albert, the Great – whose interest in Aristotle strengthened Thomas’ owninterest.

Thomas embraced several ideas putforward by Aristotle – whom he referredto as “ the Philosopher”

Thomas used Aristotelian reason andlogic to prove the existence of God butnot necessarily his divine actions.

Divine knowledge can be philosophicallyapproached and analyzed.


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Two Important Works of St.

Thomas AquinasSumma Contra Gentiles, 1259-1264

Summa Theologica (Summary of

Theology), 1265-1274, – “ Magnum Opus”

– Contains his proofs for the existence

of God through faith and reason.

– He left a great part of the “ SummaTheologica” unfinished


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Thomas 5 ways of St. Thomas

AquinasProofs of the existence of God

Immovable Mover

Cause of everything

Necessary Being

Perfect being

Intelligent Being


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Three (3) Kinds of Laws:

Natural: prompts man to act

according to his being

Positive : law of the

state/government

Eternal/Divine: reason put into

action through free wil l


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Today:

Thomist Theology stands at the

center of the Roman Catholic

tradition.

Thomas is honored as a saint by

the Catholic Church.

Model teacher for those studying

for the priesthood.


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Sources:

http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2530

http://www.biography.com/people/st-thomasaquinas-91897231#education

http://www.biography.com/people/st-thomas-aquinas-9187231#synopsis

http://www.biography.com/peoples/st-tghomas-aquinas-9187231#later-life-and-death

http://www.egs.edu/ibrary/thomas-aquinas/biography/

http://www.aquinas.emory.edu/resources_thomas.html

http://www.ccel.org/ccel/aquinas

http://www.btcatholic.org/House-Aquinas-

FactsAboutStThomasAquinashttp://www.dspt.edu/site/general/vita-d.-thomaeaquinatis-otto-van-veen-1610

Christian Prayer: the Liturgy of The Hours. PaulinesPublishing House: Pasay City, Philippines, 1997.

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Happy Feast Day

St. Thomas Aquinas !!

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