Who is St. Thomas Aquinas?

St, Thomas Aquinas was born in a hilltop castle in Roccasecca in central Italy in 1225. The writings of Saint Thomas cover almost every conceivable topic in more than fifty works. He is best known for his Summa Theologiae that explores all aspects of creation including the role of God, angels, and human beings. Thomas’s writings were attacked before and after his death. In 1277, the archbishop of Paris tried to have Thomas formally condemned, but the Roman Curia put a stop to the movement. Though Thomas was canonized in 1325, it took another 200 years before his teaching was hailed as preeminent and a chief bulwark against Protestantism. Four years after the Council of Trent, in which his writings play a prominent part, Thomas was declared a doctor of the church.  At the time of his death in 1274, he was under suspicion by some Church authorities and in 1277 a commission appointed by the Bishop of Paris condemned some of his views. The condemnation was lifted, and he was canonized. Since his death, there have been many forms of Thomistic thought in the subsequent centuries and his influence on Catholic intellectual life remains immeasurable.

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