The Church Fathers usually refers to those teachers of the first twelve, but especially the first six centuries who added notable holiness and complete orthodoxy to their great learning so this would be beginning with St. Clement of Rome. It would not include St. Thomas Aquinas who died in the late 13th century.
There is no such saint. There is a Thomas Aquinas and an Augustine of Hippo but no Saint Augustine Aquinas.
In the western church the Four Fathers of the Church were: St. Gregory the Great, St. Ambrose, St. Augustine and St. Jerome.
Imitation Of Christ, by Thomas Kempis, The Secret of the Rosary, by St. Louis de Montford, The Writings of the Church Fathers, The Writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis.
The Holy Bible, the writings of the Church Fathers, & various other writers such as St. Thomas Aquinas.
The writings of the Church Fathers, The writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, The writings of CS Lewis, The writings of Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
St. Thomas Aquinas is known as one of the greatest theologians and a doctor of the church. His writings, especially the Summa Theologica, continue to have a profound influence on Catholic theology and philosophy.
No, Thomas Aquinas was one of the greatest theologians and saints of the Catholic Church.
Because he was one of the Church Fathers. He is also someone many people can relate to, as he started out as a terrible sinner.
For starters, St. Augustine of Hippo and St. Thomas Aquinas.
Saint Augustine and Saint Thomas Aquinas
The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, or Fathers of the Church are the early and influential theologians and writers in the Christian Church, particularly those of the first five centuries of Christian history. The term is used of writers and teachers of the Church, not necessarily saints. Teachers particularly are also known as doctors of the Church.* 1 Apostolic Fathers ** 1.1 Clement of Rome ** 1.2 Ignatius of Antioch ** 1.3 Polycarp of Smyrna * 2 Greek Fathers ** 2.1 Irenaeus of Lyons ** 2.2 Clement of Alexandria ** 2.3 Origen of Alexandria ** 2.4 Athanasius of Alexandria ** 2.5 Cyril of Alexandria ** 2.6 John Chrysostom ** 2.7 Cappadocian Fathers * 3 Latin Fathers ** 3.1 Tertullian ** 3.2 Cyprian of Carthage ** 3.3 Ambrose of Milan ** 3.4 Jerome of Stridonium ** 3.5 Augustine of Hippo ** 3.6 Gregory the Great
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