Thomas of Villanova

"... even if the world holds you in contempt you are highly valued by your Lord God and the angels."

Birth date: 1488
Birth place: Spain

Death date: September 8, 1555
Death place: Spain

Feast day: September 22

Canonized Date: November 1, 1658
Canonized By: Alexander VII

Date in Brotherhood of Saints: September 25

Links of Interest:

The Lives of St. Thomas of Villanova, Archbishop of Velentia, and Augustinian Friar, and of St. Francis of Solano, Apostle of Peru, of the Order of St. Francis by Claude Maimbourg
Villanova University Biography