Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225 in Aquino, Italy and died aged 49 in France in 1274. Thomas Aquinas’ father was Count Landulf of Aquino, near Naples. Landulf and his brother Ronald seized the castle of Roccasecca and became the overlords of that area. Thomas’ mother was Theodora; she may have been sister to theContinue reading “#2 Life of Thomas Aquinas”
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#1 Thomas Aquinas on the Trinity and Creation
Article written by Clare Merry in February 2022 1. Introduction Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) summarized human knowledge and philosophy up to 1270. His tour de force was Summa Theologica – Summary of the theology of Western Christianity. The Blackfriars edition of 1964 presents Summa in 61 volumes. Other editions have a lesser number of volumes, butContinue reading “#1 Thomas Aquinas on the Trinity and Creation”
#19 The Immaculate Conception
This dogma is the belief that Mary herself was conceived without original sin by her mother Anne and father Joaquin. It was proclaimed by Pope Pius IX in 1854. In the pseudepigrapha book Gospel of James Mary’s conception occurs miraculously without sexual intercourse. This idea may have contributed to the idea of a sinless conception. The RomanContinue reading “#19 The Immaculate Conception”
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