Thomas Aquinas
1225 – 1274 · Italy / Paris
Biography
Dominican friar and philosopher whose synthesis of biblical faith with Aristotelian reason shapes Catholic theology to this day.
“The things that we love tell us what we are.”— Summa Theologiae I-II, Q. 27
Writings
- Summa Theologiae
- Summa Contra Gentiles
- Eucharistic hymns (Pange lingua, Adoro te devote)
Influence
Named Doctor Angelicus; his theology is normative for much of Catholic doctrine and formation.