St. Thomas Aquinas — detail from the Demidoff Altarpiece
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St. Thomas Aquinas

The Angelic Doctor

Series I — Heroes of the FaithEpicDoctorDominicanMedievalStandard
Resolve180
Feast DayJanuary 28
PatronageStudents • Scholars • Theologians • Philosophers
Signature VirtuesWisdom • Contemplation • Humility
Ability

Angelic Doctor

Once per turn, remove one Confusion effect from a Saint you control.

Signature Move • 80

Summa Theologiae

Exposes error through reason ordered toward truth. If the opposing Challenge has the Heresy or Error trait, this move gains +40 Power.

“Grace does not destroy nature, but perfects it.”
— Summa Theologiae, I, q. 1, a. 8, ad 2

St. Thomas Aquinas was a 13th-century Dominican theologian and philosopher whose works include the Summa Theologiae and Summa Contra Gentiles. Drawing extensively upon Scripture, the Fathers, and Aristotle, Thomas developed one of the most influential theological and philosophical systems in Christian history. His work is especially known for its disciplined account of God, creation, virtue, natural law, grace, and the harmony of faith and reason.

Historical / source note

Dominican friar, philosopher, theologian, and Doctor of the Church whose synthesis of faith and reason became foundational to Catholic theology and philosophy.