The Feast of Thomas Aquinas

Statue of Thomas Aquinas from the Church of the Jacobins in Toulouse, France
Statue of Thomas Aquinas from the Church of the Jacobins in Toulouse, France

Wonder is the desire of knowledge.
– St. Thomas Aquinas

Today is the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas. He was born in Naples in 1225, and became a Dominican Friar. Because of his studies, writing, and teaching he was named a Doctor of the Church in 1567. He has had a profound influence on Christian theology.

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