The idea of scholasticism is a popular belief that is still studied today and means "that [which] belongs to the school." Scholasticism was an attempt to reconcile the philosophy of the ancient and classical philosophers with the medieval Christian theology. The main purpose behind scholasticism was to find an answer to a question. It is not a philosophy on its own, but it is an application used on a philosophy or a theology. Scholasticism is …showed first 75 words of 2294 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2294 total…Dante sees the glorified spirit of Aquinas in the Heaven of the Sun. When the Council of Trent met, there were only two books that would be placed on the altar; the Bible of course and St. Thomas's Summa Theologiae. In the year 1880, Aquinas was declared patron of all Roman Catholic educational establishments. There is a cell still in Naples that shows where Aquinas may have possibly lived. His day of feast is January 28th.