Thomas Cajetan

The Reverend
Thomas de Vio Cajetan
Martin Luther in front of Cardinal Cajetan by Ferdinand Pauwels
Born(1469-02-20)20 February 1469
Died9 August 1534(1534-08-09) (aged 65)
Alma materUniversity of Padua
Notable workSummula Caietani.
EraMedieval philosophy
Region
SchoolThomism
Main interests
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Thomas Cajetan, OP (/ˈkædʒətən/; 20 February 1469 – 9 August 1534), also known as Gaetanus, commonly Tommaso de Vio or Thomas de Vio,[2] was an Italian philosopher, theologian, the Master of the Order of Preachers 1508 to 1518, and cardinal from 1517 until his death. He was a leading theologian of his day who is now best known as the spokesman for Catholic opposition to the teachings of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation while he was the Pope's legate in Augsburg, and among Catholics for his extensive commentary on the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas.[3]

He is not to be confused with his contemporary, Saint Cajetan, the founder of the Theatines.

  1. ^ Volz, J. (1908). Tommaso de Vio Gaetani Cajetan. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved September 21, 2019 from New Advent: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03145c.htm
  2. ^ Hill, Benjamin (2011), "Thomas of Vio (Cajetan)", in Lagerlund, Henrik (ed.), Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy, Springer Netherlands, pp. 1295–1300, doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-9729-4_494, ISBN 978-1-4020-9729-4, retrieved 2020-01-22
  3. ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Tommaso de Vio Gaetani Cajetan". Newadvent.org. 1908-11-01. Retrieved 2014-06-07.

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