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Saint Thomas was from Castile in Spain and received his surname from the town where he was raised. He received a superior education at the University of Alcala and became a popular professor of philosophy there.

As he lay dying, Thomas commanded that all the money he possessed be distributed to the poor. His material goods were to be given to the rector of his college. Mass was being celebrated in his presence when after Communion he breathed his last, reciting the words: “Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.”

In his lifetime Thomas of Villanova was already called “the almsgiver” and “the father of the poor.” He was canonized in 1658.

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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘝𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯, 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮, 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥.

𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘯.