St. Thomas Aquinas Flashcards
Birthyear of St. Thomas
1226
Place of birth of St. Thomas
Aquino County, Sicily
Two Noble Parents:
Count Landulf of Aquino
Countess Theodora of Theate (Teano)
He is youngest among how many children?
8 children
His feast day and why?
January 28th, body was transferred back to Toulouse, France
1789-1974, body was where?
St. Sernin Basilica of Toulouse
1974, body was returned where?
Church of Jacobins
Transfer of holy object from one place to another, it took how many people to accompany it?
Holy Translation, 150,000 people
What is the Latin demonym of St. Thomas?
Aquinas, from his place
Who called Thomas a “Dumb ox”?
St. Albert the Great, Albertus Magnus
Titles given to St. Thomas
Doctor of the Church - Pope Pius V
Most brilliant light of the Church; Patron of All Universities and Students - Pope Leo XIII
Angelic Doctor - Pope Pius X
Universal Doctor of the Church - Pope Pius XI
The Master and Patron of Catholic Schools - Pope Benedict XV
1230, Thomas was sent to?
Abbey of Monte Casino with Benedictine Monks (5-13 yrs old)
Tomas secretly joined what in Naples?
Dominican Order
Thomas was held captive for how many years?
2 years
1239, he studied where?
University of Naples
What did he studied in the University of Naples?
Philosophy
He became a Dominican friar at the age of?
17 yo
He continued his studies where?
Naples & Cologne
What did he studied in Naples & Cologne?
Theology
He was ordained to Dominican Order where?
Cologne, Germany
Who called him to Rome where he taught?
Pope Urban IV
Thomas declined the offer to become what? By whom?
Archbishop of Naples by Clement IV
1274, Gregory X sent him to?
2nd council of Lyon
Where did he died? With whom? When?
Monastery of Fossanova, with Italian Cistercian Monks, March 6/7 1274 (after 7 weeks of illness)
When is St. Thomas’ Canonization? And by whom?
July 18 by Pope John Paul XXII
First mentor of St. Thomas
St. Albert, the Great
St. Albert was interested in this philosopher
Aristotle
What are the two important works of St. Thomas?
Summa Contra Gentiles Summa Theologica (Summary of Theology)
What is Magnus Opus? What is St. Thomas Magnus Opus?
Great work, Summa Theologica
