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Thomas Aquinas (Doctor Angelicus)
Roccasecca, Italy
Archival Overview
Foremost philosopher-theologian of scholasticism who brilliantly synthesized Aristotelian philosophy with Christian revelation. Author of the monumental Summa Theologiae and formulated the Five Ways of proving God's existence.
Biographical Record
Born to the counts of Aquino at the castle of Roccasecca, Thomas defied his noble family to join the newly formed, mendicant Dominican Order. Studying under Albertus Magnus in Paris and Cologne, he became the premier master of theology at the University of Paris.
Aquinas argued that faith and reason are harmonious faculties originating from the same divine source. Shortly before his death at Fossanova Abbey, during Mass, he experienced a mystical vision that led him to declare that all he had written was like straw compared to what had been revealed to him.
Key Life Milestones
Entry into the Dominican Order
Defied his noble family's imprisonment at Monte San Giovanni to embrace the vows of the Order of Preachers.
Master of Theology at University of Paris
Appointed regent master at Paris, demonstrating that Aristotelian philosophy serves Christian revelation.
Composition of the Summa Theologiae
Penned the supreme scholastic synthesis, formulating the Five Ways to demonstrate God's existence.
Mystical Ecstasy during Mass in Naples
Suspended all writing after a celestial vision, declaring all his works "like straw" compared to divine glory.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialFossanova Abbey, Italy