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|SaintName=Saint Thomas of Villanova | |SaintName=Saint Thomas of Villanova | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
|SaintBirthDate=01-01 | |FeastDay=September 22 | ||
|SaintBirthDate=1486-01-01 | |||
|SaintBirthPlace=Fuenllana, Castile-La Mancha, Spain | |SaintBirthPlace=Fuenllana, Castile-La Mancha, Spain | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=38.756000, -2.958000 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=38.756000, -2.958000 | ||
|SaintDeathDate= | |SaintDeathDate=1555-08-09 | ||
|DeathPlace=Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain | |DeathPlace=Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=39.472200, -0.371700 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=39.472200, -0.371700 | ||
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|NotableLabel5=Childhood home town | |NotableLabel5=Childhood home town | ||
|NotableCoordinates5=38.734000, -3.017000 | |NotableCoordinates5=38.734000, -3.017000 | ||
|BeatificationDate= | |AssociatedCountries=Spain | ||
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Archdiocese of Valencia]]; [[Diocese of Salamanca]] | |||
|BeatificationDate=1618-07-10 | |||
|Beatifier=Pope Paul V | |Beatifier=Pope Paul V | ||
|BeatificationLocation=Rome, Papal States | |BeatificationLocation=Rome, Papal States | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|CanonizationDate= | |CanonizationDate=1658-01-11 | ||
|Canonizer=Pope Alexander VII | |Canonizer=Pope Alexander VII | ||
|CanonizationLocation=Rome, Papal States | |CanonizationLocation=Rome, Papal States | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Resurrection of a dead child | |SaintMiracle1=Resurrection of a dead child | ||
|SaintMiracle2=Multiplication of grain for the poor | |SaintMiracle2=Multiplication of grain for the poor | ||
|Profession=professor; bishop | |Profession=professor; bishop | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Order of Saint Augustine | |ReligiousAffiliation=Order of Saint Augustine | ||
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|Attributes=bishop distributing alms | |Attributes=bishop distributing alms | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Cathedral of Valencia, Pla de la Reina, s/n, 46001 Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain | |PrimaryShrine=Cathedral of Valencia, Pla de la Reina, s/n, 46001 Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain | ||
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'''Saint Thomas of Villanova''', born Tomás García y Martínez (c. 1486 – September 8, 1555), was a 16th-century Spanish Augustinian friar, renowned preacher, professor, and archbishop of [[Valencia]] celebrated for his extraordinary charity toward the poor, earning him the title "Almsgiver of God."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2311 |title=St. Thomas of Villanueva |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> According to historical records from Augustinian chronicles and his biographies, such as those compiled in the ''Acta Sanctorum'', Thomas was born in Fuenllana, Castile, and raised in Villanueva de los Infantes, studying philosophy at the University of Salamanca before entering the [[Order of Saint Augustine]] there in 1504, where he was ordained in 1510 and served as professor and prior.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_of_Villanova |title=Thomas of Villanova |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Appointed archbishop of Valencia in 1545 by Pope Paul III, he reformed the diocese through education, hospitals, and almsgiving, personally attending to the needy despite his episcopal dignity, as documented in contemporary episcopal acts and papal correspondence. | '''Saint Thomas of Villanova''', born Tomás García y Martínez (c. 1486 – September 8, 1555), was a 16th-century Spanish Augustinian friar, renowned preacher, professor, and archbishop of [[Valencia]] celebrated for his extraordinary charity toward the poor, earning him the title "Almsgiver of God."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2311 |title=St. Thomas of Villanueva |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> According to historical records from Augustinian chronicles and his biographies, such as those compiled in the ''Acta Sanctorum'', Thomas was born in Fuenllana, Castile, and raised in Villanueva de los Infantes, studying philosophy at the University of Salamanca before entering the [[Order of Saint Augustine]] there in 1504, where he was ordained in 1510 and served as professor and prior.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_of_Villanova |title=Thomas of Villanova |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Appointed archbishop of Valencia in 1545 by Pope Paul III, he reformed the diocese through education, hospitals, and almsgiving, personally attending to the needy despite his episcopal dignity, as documented in contemporary episcopal acts and papal correspondence. | ||