St. Thomas Aquinas Influence On Religion

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Full name: Thomas Aquinas
Birthplace: Roccasecca, Italy
Occupation: Theologian, Priest, Philosopher, Saint
St.Thomas Aquinas gave many theological principles that the Church still follows today.
St. Thomas Aquinas was put up for canonization because he wrote close to 60 works that combined principles of faith and philosophical principles of reason. He was also named a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius V. Furthermore, He is considered to be the Church’s greatest theologian and philosopher.
Death: On his deathbed, attended to by the Cistercian monks
Patron Saint of Academics

I think that St. Thomas Aquinas was made a saint because of the tireless work he did to create principles, ideas, and proofs to legitimize the Catholic Church. He has

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