St. Thomas Aquinas

In the year 1225, the majority of Europe as we know it today was part of a single Latin culture, very much influenced by the Roman Catholic Church and the Holy Roman Empire. 'The Emperor Frederick II ruled from Germany to Sicily' and 'his ambitions conflicted with those of a succession of Popes (making) Italy of the early thirteenth century a theatre of constant strife' (Kenny, 1980, p.1). It was at this point in history that the youngest child of Count Landulf of the feudal house of Aquino was born: Tommaso d'Aquino. He was born in the family's castle located at Rocca Secca in the Sout…