Thomas of Villanova

Saint Thomas of Villanova OSA
Old master print of St. Thomas in Portraits of Illustrious Spaniards (Madrid, 1791)
Religious, bishop and confessor
Born	Tomás García y Martínez 1488 in Villanueva de los Infantes, Ciudad Real, Spain
Died	September 8, 1555 in Valencia, Spain
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church (Order of St. Augustine)
Beatified	October 7, 1618 by Pope Paul V
Canonized	November 1, 1658 by Pope Alexander VII
Feast	September 22
Attributes	A bishop distributing alms to the poor
Patronage	Danao, Cebu Santolan, Pasig Alimodian and Miag-ao in Iloilo Dao, Capiz Villanova University

Thomas of Villanova, OSA (1488 – September 8, 1555), born Tomás García y Martínez, was a Spanish friar of the Order of Saint Augustine who was a noted preacher, ascetic and religious writer of his day. He became an archbishop who was famous for the extent of his care for the poor of his see.