OPPapers.com Essay Index >> Biographies >> St. Thomas Aquinas
We have many free term papers and essays on St. Thomas Aquinas. We also have a wide variety of research papers and book reports available to you for free. You can browse our collection of term papers or use our search engine.
St. Thomas Aquinas. St. Thomas Aquinas, was a Dominican monk, who generally
one of the greatest Scholastic writers of all times. ...
St Thomas Aquinas. ST THOMAS AQUINAS Aquinas writes that ?since the day of
Aristotle, probably no one man has exercised such a powerful ...
St. Thomas Aquinas. St. Thomas Aquinas was born in Rocca Secca in the Kingdom
of Naples, around 1225 or 1227. His father, Landulph ...
St. Thomas Aquinas & Dante. St. Thomas Aquinas, A Dominican monk, who generally
one of the greatest Scholastic writers of all times. ...
St. Thomas Aquinas. St. Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225 in
his family's castle in Lombardy Italy, which is near Naples. ...
Submitted by bulldog4life on March 11, 2008
Category: Biographies
Words: 428 | Pages: 2
Views: 82
Popularity Rank: 103,724
Average Member Grade: N/A (Add a Comment / Grade this Paper)
St. Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225 in his family's castle in Lombardy Italy, which is near Naples. His family was a wealthy one; his father was the Count of Aquino. In his early years his parents had him educated by Monks. Subsequently, he attended the University of Naples. Sometime after that he secretly joined the Medicant Dominican Friars in 1224. This group worked for the salvation of souls through preaching and fostering theological study. In an attempt to deprogram, or convert him, his family kidnapped him and held him in captivity. He later escaped, and rejoined his former order in 1245. Following this he studied under Saint Albert the Great from 1245 to 1248, and was later ordained in 1250. He went to Paris to teach theology at the University of Paris. He wrote many works, including commentaries on Aristotle and wrote some bible related works. He later earned his doctorate and taught in many Italian cities. He was appointed regent of studies in Naples in 1272 while working on Summa Theologica. On December 6th 1273 he experienced a divine revelation which so enraptured him that he abandoned the Summa, saying that it and his other writing were so much straw in the wind compared to the reality of the divine glory. He died four months later while en route to the Council of Lyons, overweight and with his health broken by overwork.
The principal reason I have chosen the confirmation name Thomas after St. Thomas Aquinas, is because he is well known as one of the patron saints of academics. His works have been instrumental to the thinking of the church ever since. His teachings in theology were so great that Pope Leo the 8th commanded that his teachings be studied by all theology students. I find it amazing that of all the numerous saints, he is one of only 33 Doctors of the Church. As academics are an important part of my life, I feel that he is a saint I can identify with, and I can look up to his many achievements in...
You must Login to view the entire paper.
If you are not a member yet, Sign Up for free!