St. Thomas Aquinas

• St. Thomas Aquinas is the patron saint of educators/students
• St. Thomas Aquinas was a priest & doctor of the church
• St. Thomas Aquinas was born

  End of the year 1226
• At the age of 5, St. Thomas Aquinas was placed under the care of the Benedictines of Monte Casino
• St. Thomas Aquinas was one of the most influential theologians of all time
• Feast Day of St. Thomas Aquinas

  January 28th
• St. Thomas Aquinas expressed his vocation to priesthood and his unity with Christ
• Angelic Doctor: 'St. Thomas Aquinas was given this title because he was intelligent, kind, and meek; he wrote extensively about angels'
• Dumb Ox: 'St. Thomas Aquinas was called this due to his silence and huge size, but he was actually a brilliant'
• St. Thomas Aquinas was canonized

  1323
• St. Thomas Aquinas


  Declared Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius V
• St. Thomas Aquinas left his work Summa Theologica unfinished
• St. Thomas Aquinas joined the Dominicans of Naples at the age of 17
• St. Thomas Aquinas died at the Cistercian monastery of Fossa Nuova in 1274
• In his works, St. Thomas Aquinas explained the hierarchies, ministry, and speech of angels
• Transubstantiation

  Conversion of the substance of the Eucharistic elements into the body of Christ at consecration, with only the appearances of the bread remaining
• The Last Supper painting by Leonardo Da Vinci only represents the artist, not what actually happened
• My Faith Words

  • Doctor of the Church
  • Temporal Punishment
• Summary: 'St. Thomas Aquinas, a renowned theologian, earned the title "Angelic Doctor" for his intellect and meekness. Despite being called the "Dumb Ox" due to his silence and large size, he was a brilliant student. He authored influential works like the Summa Theologica, although it remained unfinished at his death in 1274. Canonized in 1323, he was declared a Doctor of the Church. He explained concepts like transubstantiation, the conversion of Eucharistic elements into the body of Christ during consecration'