Thomas of Villanova

Saint

Thomas of Villanova

Old master print of St. Thomas in Portraits of Illustrious Spaniards (Madrid, 1791)
Religious, bishop and confessor
BornTomás García y Martínez
1488
in Villanueva de los Infantes,
Ciudad Real, Spain
DiedSeptember 8, 1555
in Valencia, Spain
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
(Order of St. Augustine)
BeatifiedOctober 7, 1618 by Pope Paul V
CanonizedNovember 1, 1658 by Pope Alexander VII
FeastSeptember 22
AttributesA bishop distributing alms to the poor
PatronageDanao, 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.