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[Today is] The Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas
Meam Commemorationem ^ | 1/28/2005 | Jeff

Posted on 01/28/2005 10:02:56 AM PST by sionnsar

Saint Thomas Aquinas, a Dominican theologian, was born Thomas d'Aquino, the son of a baron, in his family's castle at Roccasecca, central Italy, in 1224 or 1225. At about the age of five, Thomas was placed by his parents in the Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino. His uncle had been abbot of the monastery, and his family had similar ambitions for Thomas. When Monte Cassino became the scene of a battle between papal and imperial troops, however, Thomas withdrew and enrolled at the University of Naples in November of 1239, where he stayed until April of 1244. There he came into contact with members of the Dominican order and, against the opposition of his family, became a Dominican friar in late April of 1244. Shortly after, in May of 1244, his family intervened forcibly, having him abducted and detained thereafter at Roccasecca. ...

[Click through to read it all. --sionnsar]

(Excerpt) Read more at meam-commemorationem.blogspot.com ...


TOPICS: Mainline Protestant
KEYWORDS: anglican; aquinas; catholic; philosophy

1 posted on 01/28/2005 10:02:57 AM PST by sionnsar
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2 posted on 01/28/2005 10:03:20 AM PST by sionnsar († trad-anglican.faithweb.com † || Iran Azadi || Kiev County: http://www.soundpolitics.com)
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Nice Blog *BUMP* ! Fantastic layout! Added to favorites and will add it to my own site as recommended reading.


3 posted on 01/28/2005 10:33:12 AM PST by ex-Texan (Image Worth is Equal to About One Thousand Words)
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Nice Blog *BUMP* ! Fantastic layout! Added to favorites and will add it to my own site as recommended reading.

Exactly why I excerpt some postings -- they're sometimes much better read in the original.

4 posted on 01/28/2005 11:58:24 AM PST by sionnsar († trad-anglican.faithweb.com † || Iran Azadi || Kiev County: http://www.soundpolitics.com)
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WHat is your site?


5 posted on 01/28/2005 11:59:12 AM PST by sionnsar († trad-anglican.faithweb.com † || Iran Azadi || Kiev County: http://www.soundpolitics.com)
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6 posted on 01/28/2005 12:07:27 PM PST by ex-Texan (Image Worth is Equal to About One Thousand Words)
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Nice -- and bookmarked! Thanks.


7 posted on 01/28/2005 12:19:55 PM PST by sionnsar († trad-anglican.faithweb.com † || Iran Azadi || Kiev County: http://www.soundpolitics.com)
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It's also the birthday of my youngest child. :-)


8 posted on 01/28/2005 12:46:28 PM PST by secret garden (Go Spurs Go!)
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fresco by Fra Lippi depicting the life of St Thomas. The fresco is located in a large Dominican church in Rome, Sta Maria Sopra Minerva
9 posted on 01/28/2005 2:43:50 PM PST by sassbox
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May the message of St. Thomas “to seek the truth in charity” penetrate our heart and mind.


10 posted on 01/28/2008 5:24:51 PM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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11 posted on 01/29/2008 7:39:23 AM PST by sionnsar (trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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I’m curious whose Kalendar has this? Ours celebrates St. Thomas, the Angelic Doctor, on March 7th.


12 posted on 01/30/2008 4:40:20 AM PST by BelegStrongbow (what part of 'mias gunaikos andra' do Episcopalians not understand?)
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What a great site!


13 posted on 01/30/2008 6:29:33 PM PST by Huber (And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
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