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    St. Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225 in Italy to a noble family. He showed extraordinary intelligence from a young age and was sent to study at the University of Naples. While there, he felt called to join the Dominican order, though his mother strongly opposed this. After two years of imprisonment by his family to prevent this, Thomas finally gained permission to join the Dominicans. He went on to study theology under St. Albert the Great and teach at universities, making major contributions to theological thought by combining faith and reason. He is recognized as a Doctor of the Church for his work, especially the Summa Theologiae. St. Thomas Aquinas died in 1274 while traveling to a church council.

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    St. Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225 in Italy to a noble family. He showed extraordinary intelligence from a young age and was sent to study at the University of Naples. While there, he felt called to join the Dominican order, though his mother strongly opposed this. After two years of imprisonment by his family to prevent this, Thomas finally gained permission to join the Dominicans. He went on to study theology under St. Albert the Great and teach at universities, making major contributions to theological thought by combining faith and reason. He is recognized as a Doctor of the Church for his work, especially the Summa Theologiae. St. Thomas Aquinas died in 1274 while traveling to a church council.

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    STA. ANA, Anne Nicole, E.

    January 29, 2016

    1F-Ph THY 2

    St. Thomas Aquinas

    St. Thomas was born in 1225 at Rocca Seccain the Kingdom of Naples. His father was

    Landulfo, Count of Aquino and mother was Teodora, Countess of Teano.

    At a young age, Thomas was sent by his parents to Benedictine Abbey of Monte

    Cassino at the age of 5. In 1236, realizing Thomas extraordinary intelligence, the Abbot of

    Monte Cassino recommended that he be sent to the University of Naples to have better

    instruction. Thomas remained in Naples 5 years. It was in Naples that Thomas began to shine

    as he surpassed the intelligence of his mentors. While in Naples, Thomas learned of the

    Order of Preachers(Dominicans) and he realized he was being called by God to follow the

    way of St. Dominic de Guzman.

    Teodora did not like the idea of having her son enter a mendicant order. When Thomas

    was nearing the town of Aquapendente, she had him kidnapped by his brothers and

    imprisoned for two years in the tower of San Giovanni in Rocca Secca. During his

    confinement, his mother tried every means possible to change Thomas' mind from joining the

    Dominicans. After a period of anger and grief, Teodora allowed the Dominicans to visit

    Thomas and give him fresh habits. Thomass sister brought him books like the Bible, Aristotle,

    and the Sentences of Peter Lombard. With Gods grace, after two years, Thomas was finally

    given permission to join the Order of Preachers.

    As soon as he was released, he pronounced his vows and was sent to Rome. There,

    Pope Innocent IV examined his motives for joining the Dominicans, blessed him and forbade

    any interference with his vocation. After some time, the Order sent Thomas to the University

    of Paris and Cologne to study under the most renowned professor of the Dominicans, St.

    Albert the Great. As Albertus Magnus' student, Thomas was quite shy and never showed off
    his intelligence. His humility was then interpreted as dullness. Because of this, his peers

    called him "the Dumb Ox".

    In 1250, St. Thomas was raised to the Sacred Order of Priesthood. He became a

    celebrated preacher, filling up churches in Germany, France, and Italy. After much struggle

    with university authorities, St. Thomas received his Doctoral degree from the University of

    Paris.

    As a Theologian, Thomass greatest contribution is that of putting Faith and Reason

    together. Using reason to serve faith, Thomas spent his life writing the truths of faith

    systematically. This genius of Thomas and his passion for the Truth was most evident in his

    masterpiece, the Summa Theologiae.

    In terms of his liturgical contribution, Thomas Aquinas was commissioned by the pope

    Urban IV 1264 to compose the Mass for Corpus Christi, and the Eucharistic hymns he

    composed are still being sung today.

    In 1273, he began seeing visions and his health began to fail. From that time on, he

    refused to write, his Summa still unfinished. He called all his writings straw, saying that it is

    never really possible for man to fully understand the glory of God. In 1274, Pope Gregory X

    called for a general council in Lyons. Such a council needed Thomas so the pope requested

    him travel to Lyons. While traveling he fell ill near Terracina, and the Cistercian Monksin

    Fossa Nuova accommodated him. The monks took care of him until he died on March 7,

    1274. He was 49.

    On July 18, 1323, Pope John XXII canonized Thomas as a Saint of the Catholic

    Church. In 1567, the Dominican Pope St. Pius V named him Doctor of the Church. Pope Leo

    XIII honored St. Thomas by declaring him Prince and Master of all Scholastic Doctors. On

    August 4, 1880, he declared St. Thomas Aquinas as Patron of all Catholic Universities,

    Academies, Colleges, and Schools. His feast day is on January 28.

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