Feast day: January 28

Saint Tomás de Aquino

A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on January 28.

  • Feast day: January 28
  • Life and era: Birth recorded in source: El 1225 en rocca secca, nápoles en la actual Italia
  • Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
  • Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
  • Often asked for: commemoration

Why the Church honors Saint Tomás de Aquino

Saint Tomás de Aquino is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for January 28.

Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Tomás de Aquino

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Biography and witness

Saint Tomás de Aquino appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on January 28.

Original martyrology note

Filósofo, teólogo, doctor de la Iglesia (Angelicus Doctor: Doctor Angélico), patrono de las universidades y escuelas Católicas. Nacido en Rocca Secca, en el Reino de Nápoles en 1225 o 1227; fallecido en Fossa Nuova, 7 de marzo de 1274. Autor de la Suma Teológica, obra insigne de la Teología.

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Short prayer

Saint Tomás de Aquino, pray for me.

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