Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)

Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) is a person.

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  • They can be known for Thomas Aquinas Quotes, such as:
    • "To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible."
    • "The things that we love tell us what we are."
    • "There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship."
    • "Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good."
    • "Man is naturally inclined to act for the good, and for the happiness which he desires by nature."
    • "Law is an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community."
    • ...
  • They can be recognized as an influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism.
  • They can be identified as a member of the Dominican Order.
  • They can be known for his works such as the Summa Theologica, Summa contra Gentiles, and Quaestiones Disputatae de Veritate.
  • They can be celebrated for his Eucharistic hymns, which are part of the Church's liturgy.
  • They can be regarded as the "Angelic Doctor" and the "Universal Doctor" in Catholic theology.
  • They can be associated with his synthesis of Aristotelian philosophy and Christian principles.
  • They can be noted for his contributions to natural theology and Thomism.
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• See: Order of Preachers, Church of The Jacobins, Toulouse, Confessor, Doctor of The Church, Roccasecca, Kingdom of Sicily, Fossanova Abbey.

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2024

• (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Aquinas Retrieved: 2024-5-20.
  • Thomas Aquinas (1225 – 7 March 1274) was an Italian Dominican friar and priest, an influential philosopher and theologian, and a jurist in the tradition of scholasticism from the county of Aquino in the Kingdom of Sicily.
  • Thomas was a proponent of natural theology and the father of a school of thought (encompassing both theology and philosophy) known as Thomism. He argued that God is the source of the light of natural reason and the light of faith. He embraced several ideas put forward by Aristotle and attempted to synthesize Aristotelian philosophy with the principles of Christianity. He has been described as "the most influential thinker of the medieval period" and "the greatest of the medieval philosopher-theologians".
  • According to the English philosopher Anthony Kenny, Thomas was "one of the greatest philosophers of the Western world".
  • Thomas's best-known works are the unfinished Summa Theologica, or Summa Theologiae (1265–1274), the Disputed Questions on Truth (1256–1259), and the Summa contra Gentiles (1259–1265). His commentaries on Christian Scripture and on Aristotle also form an important part of his body of work.
  • He is also notable for his Eucharistic hymns, which form a part of the Church's liturgy.
  • As a Doctor of the Church, Thomas Aquinas is considered one of the Catholic Church's greatest theologians and philosophers. He is known in Catholic theology as the "Angelic Doctor" and the "Universal Doctor". In 1999, John Paul II added a new title to these traditional ones: "Doctor of Humanity/Humaneness".

1265

• Aquinas, Thomas. (1265–1274). Summa Theologica.
• Aquinas, Thomas. (1256–1259). Quaestiones Disputatae de Veritate.
• Aquinas, Thomas. (1259–1265). Summa contra Gentiles.
• Aquinas, Thomas. (various dates). Commentaries on Christian Scripture.
• Aquinas, Thomas. (various dates). Commentaries on works of Aristotle.
• Aquinas, Thomas. (various dates). Eucharistic hymns.