Santo Tomas de Villanueva

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Santo Tomas de Villanueva, also known as Saint Thomas of Villanova, was a 16th-century Spanish Augustinian friar and archbishop renowned for his scholarship, humility, and exceptional charity toward the poor.

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instanceOf Augustinian friar
Catholic saint
archbishop
human
theologian
alsoKnownAs Saint Thomas of Villanova
Tomás García y Martínez
Tomás de Villanueva
appointedBy Pope Paul III
birthDate 1488
birthPlace Fuenllana, Castile
canonizationDate 1658
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizedBy Pope Alexander VII
centuryOfActivity 16th century
clergyRank archbishop
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
deathDate 1555-09-08
deathPlace Valencia, Spain
linked to: Valencia
educatedAt University of Alcalá
endTime 1555
feastDay 09-22
fieldOfWork charity
preaching
theology
givenName Tomás
linked to: Tomas
grewUpIn Villanueva de los Infantes, Castile
knownFor austere personal lifestyle
reforming the Archdiocese of Valencia
support for education
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
memberOf Order of Saint Augustine
notableFor charity toward the poor
humility
scholarship
occupation archbishop
friar
professor
patronage Valencia, Spain
linked to: Valencia

orphans
poor people
students
positionHeld Archbishop of Valencia
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Augustinians
startTime 1544
taughtAt University of Alcalá
veneratedIn Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Miagao Church dedicatedTo Santo Tomas de Villanueva