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Thomas Aquinas
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, was born in about 1225 in the castle of Roccasecca,
near Naples. Before his birth a holy hermit foretold Thomas’s career,
saying to his mother: "He will enter the Order of Friars Preachers, and so
great will be his learning and sanctity that in his day no one will be
found to equal him." His fath ....
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....e University of Paris.
Albertus Magnus introduced Thomas to the works of Aristotle, which were
beginning to be translated from the original Greek. Thomas set himself the
task of harmonizing Aristotle's teachings with Christian doctrine.
Thomas held that there are two sources of knowledge: revelation
(theology)and reason (philosophy). He held that revelation is a divine
source of knowledge and that revealed truths must be believed even when
they cannot be fully understood. His literary outpu.... |
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