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Saint Thomas wrote many theological and philosophical books, as well as composing several beautiful hymns. Hailed as a masterpiece, his works Summa Theoligiae gives humanity a child like revelation of [[God]]. The book was never completed; after a religious experience, he stopped writing explaining, “All that I have written seems to me like straw compared to what has now been revealed to me.”<ref>[http://www.philosophyofreligion.info/?page_id=103], Philosophy of Religion- Historic Figures</ref> He died three months later at the monastery of Fossanova, one mile from Sonnino, on March 7, 1274
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Saint Thomas wrote many theological and philosophical books, as well as composing several beautiful hymns. Hailed as a masterpiece, his works Summa Theoligiae gives humanity a child like revelation of [[God]]. The book was never completed, though it contains more than 2 million words. <ref>[http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=3266 Second Chance for Thomas] Religion-Online.org</ref> After a religious vision / experience, he stopped writing explaining, “All that I have written seems to me like straw compared to what has now been revealed to me.”<ref>[http://www.philosophyofreligion.info/?page_id=103], Philosophy of Religion- Historic Figures</ref> He died three months later at the monastery of Fossanova, one mile from Sonnino, on March 7, 1274
    
His entire Summa is simple to comprehend, divided into three parts and contains 27 questions. '''"It can be proved in five ways that God exists."''' <ref>[http://www.catholicism.org/thomas-aquinas.html], Saint Thomas Aquinas Biography</ref>
 
His entire Summa is simple to comprehend, divided into three parts and contains 27 questions. '''"It can be proved in five ways that God exists."''' <ref>[http://www.catholicism.org/thomas-aquinas.html], Saint Thomas Aquinas Biography</ref>
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