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Feast Day:
Roman Rite Calendar - 11/15
Patron Of:
Natural Sciences, World Youth Day, Medical Technicians, Philosophers, School Children, Scientists, Students
Son of a military nobleman. Dominican. Priest. Taught theology at Cologne and Paris. Teacher of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Influential teacher, preacher, administrator. Bishop of Regensburg. Introduced Greek and Arabic science and philosophy to medieval Europe. Known for his wide interest in what became known later as the natural sciences - botany, biology, etc. Wrote and illustrated guides to his observations, and was considered on a par with Aristotle as an authority on these matters. Theological writer. Doctor of the Church.
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All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.
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