St. Thomas Aquinas and the Preaching Beggars

by Brendan Larnen, Milton Lomask (Author)

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The story of St. Thomas Aquinas is one full of moving and dramatic scenes: the flaming destruction of Monte Cassino Abbey, the reception into the Dominican order of the quiet, determined young Thomas, the breath-taking escape from the donjon tower, and the striking instances of the saint's eloquence and brilliance. In this 26th volume of the acclaimed Vision Books series of saints lives, children from ages 9 to 15 will enjoy the exciting story of the man who wrote the masterful Summa show more Theologica, the advisor to popes who refused ecclesiastical honor, the simple friar who shook the medieval world with his intellect. show less

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St. Thomas Aquinas and the Preaching Beggars
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Aquinas, Thomas, 1225-1274

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