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Saint Thomas Aquinas

2/10/14
Religion
Micah Roemen

Saint Thomas Aquinas

I chose to write about Saint Thomas Aquinas because I have heard of his life and found it interesting. There was also a large amount of knowledge to research from about Saint Thomas Aquinas. I also knew he is called Doctor of the church and I wanted to learn more about that.

I was interested in Saint Thomas Aquinas because he was misunderstood by his peers and was also called "the Dumb Ox". I wanted to understand how someone can be so misunderstood stood and be a brilliant philosopher. After reading about him I realize he was truly a humble being who did not need to prove himself to anyone. His love of God came first in his life. ...

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a very big man with a kind and humble manner. Because he didn't talk very much, everyone thought he was stupid. They called him 'the ox.' But when they heard him preach everyone realized how wise and pious he really was. After he became a priest, Thomas studied in Paris and then taught at universities in many cities of Europe. He wrote more than 40 books and several hymns. All of his work praises God and has helped many people understand their faith better.

I choose Saint Thomas Aquinas and the reason I picked him from all the others saints is because his work really stood out to me but who's wouldn't when: three theological syntheses, nine exegeses of Scriptural books, two famous prayers, fifteen letters on theological, about 85 sermons, five polemical works, a liturgical text and eight philosophical treatises , or Summas [HYPERLINK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summa]

Nine treatises in the form of academic disputations
Twelve quodlibetal disputations
Nine exegeses of ...

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Added: 5/11/2014 04:43:06 PM
Submitted By: roemenmi
Category: Biographies
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