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Thomas Aquinas

Italian Dominican theologian and philosopher (1225–1274)

"Aquinas" redirects here. For the ship that sank in 2013, see MV St. Thomas Aquinas. For other uses, see Aquinas (disambiguation).

In this medieval Italian name, the name Aquinas is an indicator of birthplace, not a family name; the person is properly referred to by the given name, Thomas.

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Panel of an altarpiece from Ascoli Piceno, Italy, by Carlo Crivelli (15th century)

BornTommaso d'Aquino
1225
Roccasecca, Kingdom of Sicily
Died7 March 1274 (aged 48–49)
Fossanova, Papal States
Venerated inCatholic Church
Anglican Communion[1]
Lutheranism[2]
Canonized18 July 1323, Avignon, Papal States by Pope John XXII
Major shrineChurch of the Jacobins, Toulouse, France
Feast28 January, 7 March (pre-1969 Roman calendar/traditional Dominican calendar)
AttributesThe Summa Theologiae, a model church, the sun on the chest of a Dominicanfriar
PatronageAcademics; against storms; against lightning; ap

Friar Thomas D'Aquino: His Life, Thought and Works

March 30, 2020
The life of Thomas Aquinas (1225?-1274) was relatively short for an academic, even one who was born eight hundred years ago. In spite of that, he was relatively prolific, writing several major theological and philosophical works and scores of minor works and commentaries. He has had a lasting impact on Catholic thought and is considered one of, if not the, greatest minds of the Church.

His family was from Italian nobility. As one of the younger sons of Ludulf and Theodora, they planned for him to serve the church, probably as an abbot for a monastery. Thomas grew up showing great intellectual aptitude. At one point, he studied with the (at the time) new order called the Dominicans. The Dominicans were mendicants, meaning they begged for the money they needed, and their primary vocation was teaching. Thomas found them very appealing and planned to join the Order of Preachers, their official name. The family was not enthusiastic about a son being part of an upstart and impoverished order. The famous story of Tho

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Ontario

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13.7 m of textual records.
8 photographs : 1 b&w and 7 col.

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English

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The fonds consists of textual documents composed mainly of correspondence, memoranda, reports, papers and speeches of Mr. d'Aquino while he was CEO and President of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE). His correspondents included prime ministers, cabinet ministers, senior public servants and business leaders. There are also numerous papers from members of the BCNI/CCCE in the fonds.
The subjects include: federal government fiscal policy, international trade (particularly Canada-United States and North America free trade agreements), business-government relations, social and tax policy, environmental policy and the Canadian Constitution.

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D'Aquino, Thomas

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