Thomas Aquinas,
St.
Personal
Theologian
Named in 1568 by Pius V
Italian philosopher
Educated at Monte
Cassino
Ordained a priest in
1250
Advisor and lecturer to the papal
court,
1259-1268
Place and dates
1225-1274
Writings
Eighty works are ascribed to him
Summa Contra Gentiles: "On the Truth of Catholic Faith,"
1261-1264: one of his greatest
works, closely reasoned treatise
on
the truth of Christianity
Summa Theologica: a summary of theology, (1265-1273)