| − | 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 | + | 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> |