Curated category
Catholic philosophers
- Thomas AquinasIn the year 1244, a young man named Thomas Aquinas sat bound in the stone tower of Monte San Giovanni Campano. He was nineteen years old and dressed in the…
- Luis de MolinaLuis de Molina entered the world on the 29th of September 1535 within a noble and wealthy family in Castile. His parents held clear aspirations for their son…
- Augustine of HippoIn 354, Augustine was born in the small North African town of Thagaste. His mother Monica was a devout Christian who prayed constantly for his conversion.
- René DescartesRené Descartes entered the world on the 31st of March 1596 in La Haye en Touraine, France. His mother Jeanne Brochard died just days after his birth while…
- Clement of AlexandriaTitus Flavius Clemens, known as Clement of Alexandria, lived from approximately 150 AD to 215 AD. His birthplace remains a subject of historical debate, with…
- Gregory of NyssaGregory of Nyssa was born around 335 in or near the city of Neocaesarea, Pontus. His family belonged to the aristocracy and practiced Christianity openly…
- Gregory of NazianzusGregory of Nazianzus was born to Greek parents in the family estate of Karbala outside the village of Arianzus, near Nazianzus, in southwest Cappadocia.
- Teresa of ÁvilaTeresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada was born on the 28th of March 1515. Her birthplace remains a matter of historical debate between the cities of…
- Thomas MoreThomas More entered the world on the 7th of February 1478 within the City of London. His father Sir John More was a successful lawyer who later became a…
- ErasmusDesiderius Erasmus was born in Rotterdam on the 27th or the 28th of October, likely around 1466. His parents could not legally marry because his father…
- Leon Battista AlbertiLeon Battista Alberti was born on the 14th of February 1404 in Genoa. His father, Lorenzo di Benedetto Alberti, was a wealthy Florentine who had been exiled…
- Blaise PascalBlaise Pascal was born on the 19th of June 1623 in Clermont-Ferrand, France. His mother Antoinette Begon died when he was three years old.
- Gabriel MarcelGabriel Honoré Marcel entered the world on the 7th of December 1889 in Paris, France. His mother Laure Meyer was Jewish and died when he was very young.
- Frederick CoplestonFrederick Charles Copleston was born on the 10th of April 1907 at Claremont in the parish of Trull, near Taunton in Somerset.
- Giovanni Pico della MirandolaGiovanni Pico della Mirandola entered the world on the 24th of February 1463 within the Castle of Mirandola, a small autonomous county in Emilia near Modena.