Saint Thomas Aquinas The Life of a Saint Saint Thomas Aquinas, the patron saint of schools, was a university teacher, a philosopher and a theologian whose ideas and written works regarding philosophy and religion will be studied for years to come. He was born in 1225 and died in 1275 and in those 50 years became know to be one of the greatest philosophical intellects of all time. Thomas Aquinas was born to royalty. His father, Landauph, was …showed first 75 words of 1620 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1620 total…an Catholic Church. It is my personal opinion that Saint Thomas Aquinas was extremely beneficial to the Catholic Church. Vincent 6 Works Cited Coppleston, F.C.. Aquinas. Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1955 Coppleston, F.C. A History of Medieval Philosophy. England: Harper & Row, 1972 Kennedy, D.J. Thomas Aquinas. 3 Mar. 2001 *http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14663b.htm* Titus, Harold H., Marilyn S. Smith, and Richard T. Nolan. Living Issues in Philosophy. 9th ed. Belmount, California: Wadsworth, 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**