# Thomas Aquinas — The Divine Comedy character guide

> Thomas Aquinas in The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** St. Thomas Aquinas, Thomas, Aquinas

**First appearance:** 0081-canto-x

## Who they are

Dominican theologian who appears in the Heaven of the Sun.

## In the story

### [Canto X: The Sun's Sphere of Theologians](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-x)

The first speaker among the luminous souls, who identifies himself and introduces the other theologians.

### [Canto XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-xi)

Speaker of the canto; recounts the life of St. Francis and clarifies his earlier words.

### [Canto XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-xii)

Referenced as 'Friar Thomas' whose courteous discourse moved Bonaventura to speak.

### [Canto XIII: The Wisdom of Solomon and the Nature of Creation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-xiii)

The speaker who explains the nature of creation, the uniqueness of Adam and Christ, and the true wisdom of Solomon.

### [Canto XIV: The Fifth Heaven (Mars) – The Celestial Cross](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-xiv)

His discourse ends, leading to Beatrice's question about the nature of the blessed light.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/endnotes)

Referenced for his discussion on the propagation of the human body in Summa Theologica.

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