thatscarletflycatcher reblogged
The Dumb Ox
Did you know that nickname was given to Thomas Aquinas by his fellow peers when he was still a student for being a quiet man, and they took it as his low intellect.
Turns out, when you're as smart as him, you get to write one of the most influential works of medieval theology that's still recognized today.
#christianity#catholicism#st thomas aquinas#he was the one that finished an essay telling averroists to come and fight him instead of picking up students#he was the one who started writing his treatise on the angels because he was sad that he was sick and couldn't join the choir#he contains multitudes