The Divine Comedy · Character
Thomas Aquinas
Dominican theologian who appears in the Heaven of the Sun.
minor
Also known as St. Thomas Aquinas, Thomas, Aquinas
First appearance: Canto X: The Sun's Sphere of Theologians
Thomas Aquinas shows up with force in Canto X: The Sun's Sphere of Theologians. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The first speaker among the luminous souls, who identifies himself and introduces the other theologians.
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In Canto X: The Sun's Sphere of Theologians: The first speaker among the luminous souls, who identifies himself and introduces the other theologians. Later, in Canto XI: Speaker of the canto; recounts the life of St.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Canto X: The Sun's Sphere of Theologians
- Canto XI
- Canto XII
- Canto XIII: The Wisdom of Solomon and the Nature of Creation
- Canto XIV: The Fifth Heaven (Mars) – The Celestial Cross
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