His mother, Theodora, was countess of Teano.
Thomas had eight siblings, and was the youngest child. The son of Landulph, count of Aquino, Saint Thomas Aquinas was born circa 1225 in Roccasecca, Italy, near Aquino, Terra di Lavoro, in the Kingdom of Sicily. An authority of the Roman Catholic Church and a prolific writer, Aquinas died on March 7, 1274, at the Cistercian monastery of Fossanova, near Terracina, Latium, Papal States, Italy. Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica.(1225-1274) Who Was Saint Thomas Aquinas?Ĭombining the theological principles of faith with the philosophical principles of reason, Saint Thomas Aquinas ranked among the most influential thinkers of medieval Scholasticism. Hence, those with a passing inquiry or a serious question, an existential concern or a philosophical problem, can learn much from reading and studying St. Indeed, countless people from many centuries have studied and learned from the Summa it has been widely influential from Aquinas' own day to the present. Taken together, the three parts compose one of the most impressive works of Christianity. The Third Part, uncompleted due to Aquinas' death, treats the incarnation and the sacraments. The First Part of the Summa begins with the existence and nature of God, before moving to creation and the nature of man.The Second Part contains his examination of morality and law it also provides his account of the theological virtues, the cardinal virtues, and the seven deadly sins. Organized systemically for the clearest way of "setting forth" the "sacred doctrine," Aquinas addresses many of Christianity's most pertinent questions in this multi-volume work. Originally written for the "instruction of beginners," time has shown that all believers can come to learn from this enriching book.
Written from 1265-1274, the Summa Theologica is St.
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