St. Thomas Aquinas

1225–1274

Nationality: Italian

Historical Period: The Medieval Period

Aquinas was born near Aquino, Sicily and was an Italian Dominican theologian whose scholarship propelled him to the first rank among the Scholastics of the Middle Ages. His major works are the Summa theologica and the Summa contra gentiles.

Quotes from St. Thomas Aquinas:

• St. Thomas Aquinas on why the law should not punish imperfect men

Titles from St. Thomas Aquinas:

• Author: Aquinas Ethicus: or, the Moral Teaching of St. Thomas, 2 vols.
• Author: The “Summa Theologica” of St. Thomas Aquinas. Part I. 10 vols.