Lauda Sion
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"Lauda Sion" is a sequence for the Roman Rite Mass on the Feast of Corpus Christi. It was written by St. Thomas Aquinas around 1264, at the request of Pope Urban IV for the new Mass of this feast, alo
Aquinas presenting Lauda Sion to the Pope
Verheerlijking van de Heilige Thomas van Aquino, RP P 1908 2123
Cancale Église Saint Méen Intérieur Baie 100 02
Thomas von Aquin im Glasfenster des Kölner Domes
Thomas Aquinas
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Thomas Aquinas was an Italian Dominican friar and priest, theologian, and philosopher. He is considered one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Catholic theology and Western philosophy.
Panel of a 15th-century altarpiece
Castle of Monte San Giovanni Campano
Thomas is girded by angels with a mystical belt of purity after his proof of chastity. Painting by Diego Velázquez.
The Virgin Mary with s. Paul and s. Thomas Aquinas (altarpiece portable to triptych, to tempera on wood, work by Bernardo Daddi, c. 1330). The Virgin Mary holds in her hand a text that contains the first words of the Magnificat, while Thomas, author of one of the most important medieval commentaries on the Pauline epistolary, holds one of his works in his hand.