Back توماس من فيلانوفا ARZ Tomás de Villanueva Catalan Tomáš z Villanovy Czech Thomas von Villanova German Tomás de Villanueva EO Tomás de Villanueva Spanish Tomas Villanuevakoa EU Thomas de Villeneuve French Tomé de Villanueva GL Toma od Villanove Croatian
Saint Thomas of Villanova | |
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 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.