Who was Saint Thomas Aquinas?

Answer 1

He was a Italian scholar of philosophy and theology. He is a saint because he made a great reflection about the existence of God and he wrote the Summa Theologica.He is a doctor of the church.

Answer 2

Saint Thomas Aquinas was a prominent Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and theologian from the 13th century. He is known for his contributions to natural theology and his synthesis of Aristotelian philosophy with Christian theology in works such as the Summa Theologica. Aquinas was later canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church for his intellectual and spiritual achievements.

Answer 3

St. Thomas' works were unbelievable both in number and in depth, here is Jacques Maritain Center's list of works, I don't know if it is complete; any Catholic philosophy or theology major would be familiar with the Summa Theologiae , and probably the Summa Contra Gentiles.

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A List of St. Thomas' Works

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A. Theological Syntheses

Scripta super libros Sententiarum -- c. 1256.

Summa contra Gentiles -- 1261-1263

Summa theologiae -- 1265-1273

　

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B. Academic Disputations

Quaestiones disputatae:

De veritate -- 1256-1259

De potentia Dei -- 1259-1268

De spiritualibus creaturis -- 1269

De anima -- 1269-1270

De unione Verbi incarnati -- 1268-1272

De malo -- 1263-1271

De virtutibus -- 1269-1272

?De immortalitatae animae?

?Utrum anima conjuncta cognoscat seipsam per essentiam?

Quaestiones de quodlibet I-XII:

I-VI -- 1269-1272

VII-XI -- 1256-1259

XII -- c. 1270

　

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C. Expositions of Holy Scripture

Expositio in Job ad litteram -- c. 1260

In Psalmos Davidis expositio -- 1272-1273

Expositio in Canticum Canticorum -- a lost work

Expositio in Isaiam prophetam -- 1256-1259

Expositio in Jeremiam prophetam -- 1267-1268

Expositio in Threnos Jeremiae prophetae -- 1267-1268

Glossa continua in Matthaeum, Marcum, Lucam, Joannem -- 1263-1264 (The Glossa is commonly called the Catena aurea)

Expositio in evangelium s. Matthaei -- 1269-1272

Expositio in evangelium s. Joannis -- 1269-1272

Expositio in s. Pauli Epistolas -- 1259-1272

　

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D. Expositions of Aristotelian Works

In libros Peri Hermeneias expositio -- 1269-1271

In libros posteriorum Analyticorum expositio -- 1268

In octo libros Physicorum expositio -- 1268-1271

In libros De caelo et mundo expositio -- 1272-1273

In libros De generatio et corruptione expositio -- 1269-1273

In libros De anima expositio -- 1268-1271

In librum De sensu et sensato expositio -- 1267-1271

In librum De memoria et reminiscentia expositio -- 1267-1271

In duodecim libros Metaphysicorum expositio -- 1270-1272

In decem libros Ethicorum expositio -- 1271-1272

In libros Politicorum expositio -- 1265-1272

　

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E. Other Expositions

Expositio super librum Boethii De Trinitate -- 1257-1259

Expositio in librum Boethii De hebdomadibus -- 1257-1259

Expositio in Dionysium De divinis nominibus -- c. 1261

Super librum De causis expositio -- 1271

　

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F. Polemical Writings

Contra impugnates Dei cultam et religionem -- 1256

De perfectione vitae spiritualis -- 1270

Contra pestiferam doctrinam retrahentium pueros a religionis ingressu -- 1270

De unitate intellecuts, contra Averroistas -- 1270

De aeternitate mundi, contra murmurantes -- 1271

　

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G. Treatises on Special Subjects

De fallaciis ad quosdam nobiles artistas -- 1244-1245

De propositionibus modalibus -- 1244-1245

De ente et essentia -- before 1256

De principiis naturae ad fratrem Sylvestrum -- before 1256

Compendium theologiae ad fratrem Reginaldum socium suum carissimum -- 1260-1273

De substantiis separatis, seu de angelorum natura, ad fratrem Reginaldum, socium suum carissimum -- after 1270

De Regno (De regimine principium), ad regem Cypri -- 1267

　

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H. Expert Opinions

Contra errores graecorum, ad Urbanum IV Pontificem Maximum -- 1263

Responsio ad fr. Joannem Vercellensem, Generalem Magistrum Ordinis Praedictatorum, de articulis CVIII ex opere Petri de Tarentasia -- 1264-1266

Responsio ad fr. Joannem Vercellensem, Generalem Magistrum Ordinis Praedictatorum, de articulis XLII-- 1271

De forma absolutionis, ad Generalem Magistrum Ordinis -- 1269-1272

De secreto -- 1269

　

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I. Letters

To the Archbishop of Palermo: De articulis fidei et Ecclesiae sacramentis, ad archiepiscopum Panormitanum -- 1261-1262

To Bernard Ayglier, Abbot of Monte Cassino: Ad Bernardum, abbatem Cassinensem -- 1274

To the Archdeacon of . . . ? Expositio super primam decretalem "De fide catholica et sancta Trinitate" et super secundam "Damnamus autem"-- 1259-1266

To the Cantor of Antioch: De rationibus fidei contra Saracenos, Graecos et Armenos, ad Cantorem Antiochiae -- 1261-1264

To Master Philippus: De motu cordis, ad Magistrum Philippum -- 1270-1271

To Master Philippus: De mixtione elementorum -- 1270-1271

To Brother Baxianus da Lodi: Responsio ad lectorem Venetum de articulis XXXVI -- 1271

To Brother Gerald of Besançon: Responsio ad lectorem Bisuntinum de atriculis VI -- date unknown

To Brother Johannes of Viterbo: De emptione et venditione ad tempus -- 1262

To Brother Johannes: De modo studendi

To the Duchess of Brabant: De regimine Judaeorum, ad Ducissam Branantiae -- 1270-1272

To Sir James of . . . ? De sortibus ad Dominum Jacobum de . . . ? -- 1269-1272

To a Gentleman from beyond the Alps: De occultis operationibus naturae, ad quendam militem ultramontanum -- date unknown

To a Gentleman from beyond the Alps: De judiciis astrorum, ad quendam militem ultramontanum

-- date unknown

　

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J. Liturgical Pieces and Sermons

Officium de festo Corporis Christi, ad mandatum Urbani Papae IV -- 1264

Adoro te and other prayers

Sermons:

De duobus praeceptis caritatis et decem legis praeceptis -- 1273

Devotissima expositio super symbolum apostolorum -- 1273

Expositio devotissima orationis dominicae -- 1273

Devotissima expositio super salutationae angelica -- 1269-1273

and many other sermons

　

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K. Works of Uncertain Authenticity

De instantibus

De natura verbi intellectus

De principio individuationis

De natura generis

De natura accidentium

De natura materiae

De quatuor oppositis

De demonstratione

　

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1. For the most recent, most exhaustive, detailed, and painstakingly accurate descriptive catalogue of the works, embodying the results of decades of research by himself and others concerning the authenticity and chronology of those works, see I.T. Eschmann, O.P., "A Catalogue of St. Thomas' Works: Bibliographical Notes" in Appendix to Etienne Gilson's The Christian Philosophy of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Random House, New York, 1956, pp. 381-439. This list is following Father Eschmann's classification and order. One has but to consult his work to appreciate how provisional many of the dates in this list are.

Answer 4

He was an Italian scholar of philosophy and theology who wrote Summa Theologia and tried to bridge the gap between reason and faith.

Answer 5

See the link below for the canonization miracles of Thomas Aquinas.

Answer 6

Thomas Aquinas was canonized on July 18, 1323, by Pope John XXII.

Answer 7

Thomas Aquinas was canonized on July 18, 1323, by Pope John XXII.

Answer 8

Saint Thomas is one of the doctors of the Church, and so he influenced Catholic Theology a great deal. He is also one of the most important figures in Western Philosophy.

Answer 9

Thomas Aquinas was not a martyr. He died of natural causes on March 7, 1274, at Fossanuova near Terracin, Italy.

Answer 10

No he was not.