"Due honor to their relics": Thomas Aquinas as Teacher and Object of Veneration
After his death an intense struggle ensued for ownership of the relics of Thomas Aquinas. There were both pious and political motives for the desire to possess the bones of the saint. This article introduces the topic by describing the places where Aquinas' relics can now be found. We then outl...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2019]
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European journal for the study of Thomas Aquinas
Year: 2019, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-17 |
IxTheo Classification: | KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KCD Hagiography; saints KDB Roman Catholic Church |
Further subjects: | B
relic veneration
B medieval canonization process B Dominican history |
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