Naples
A place in the history of the Church
A great city of southern Italy, by the sea. In the time of St. Thomas it had a famous university.
What happened here
- St. Thomas: he studied in Naples. There he met the Dominicans, the Order of St. Dominic, and he wanted to become one of them.
Today
It is one of the largest cities in Italy.
Source: vatican.va, Benedict XVI, June 2, 2010; Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “St. Thomas Aquinas”; Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “Naples”