Triumph of St. Thomas Aquinas, "Doctor Angelicus", with saints and angels, Andrea di Bonaiuto, 1366. Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, fresco. (Wikipedia) St. Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225, to a ...
In a short but poignant text from his best-known work, ‘Summa Theologiae,’ Aquinas explained his views on venerating relics.
Lord Acton once spoke of St. Thomas Aquinas as “the first Whig.” It is a striking phrase, and one still often finds it quoted in textbooks and in candidates’ answers to questions about Aquinas in ...