Thomas Aquinas, Italian Tommaso D'Aquino (Roccasecca the Belcastro, Italy 1, 1224/1225-Abadía of Fossanuova, March 7, 1274) fue a Catholic theologian and philosopher perteneciente to the Order of Preachers, he main representative of the scholastic teaching, una de las Mayores figures of the systematic theology and the su time, one of them Mayores authorities in metaphysics, he rod point, after de muerto, be it regarding various Escuelas del Thinking: Thomist and neotomista. You también conocido as Angelic Doctor, Doctor and Doctor of Common Humanity, nicknames given by the Catholic Church, the Cuale recomienda it to the study of philosophy and theology.

Sus more conocidas works are the Summa theologiae, the compendium of Catholic doctrine in the Cuale is 495 questions divided into articles, and Summa against the Gentiles, compendium of philosophical vindication of the Catholic faith, which consists of 410 chapters grouped into four books, written the request of Raymond of Peñafort.

Likewise, fue muy popular su acceptance and reviews the works of Aristotle, señalando, for the first time for the story, which were compatible with the Catholic faith. The Tomás reads and must rescue a reinterpretation of the metaphysical and one work of theology Aun without comparison, and one theory it would be muy Derecho consulted later. Canonized in 1323, fue declared Doctor of the Church in 1567 and Patron Saint of them universities and study centers of Catholic in 1880. Su holiday celebrated it 28th January.