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Albertus Magnus, German Scholar, Bishop of Ratisbon, Giclee Print, Nicolas de Larmessin

Albertus Magnus (Albert the Great)
b. c. 1193; Germany
d. 11-15-1280

Albertus Magnus, a Dominican friar, is considered the greatest philosopher and theologian of the Middle Ages. He achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge of, and advocacy for, the peaceful coexistence of science and religion.

Saint Anselm Scholastic Philosopher, Archbishop of Canterbury, Giclee Print

Saint Anselm
b. c. 1033; Italy
d. 4-21-1109; Canterbury, England

Saint Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, was a scholastic philosopher and medieval theologian famous as seeking to understand Christianity through reason and the "ontological argument" for the existence of God, “that than which nothing greater can be conceived”. He also openly opposed the Crusades.

Scholasticism a tool and method for learning which puts emphasis on dialectical reasoning.

• Anselm of Canterbury: The Major Works
• Middle Ages literature

Apelles, Giclee Print

Apelles

The Roman Apelles was an adherent to the asectic gnostic Marcion of Sinope (c 110-160), the most important theologian of the second century, and later the prophetess Philomena. Marcionism affirmed that Jesus was the saviour sent by God and Paul was his chief apostle; he also declared that many of the teachings of Christ were incompatible with the Yahweh and was the first to separate the sacred texts into Old and New Testaments.

• The Philosophy of the Church Fathers: Faith, Trinity, Incarnation

The Triumph of Catholic Doctrine, Personified in St. Thomas Aquinas Giclee Print

Thomas Aquinas
b. c. 1225; Naples
d. 3-7-1274; France

Thomas Aquinas was a Dominican priest, philosopher, and the foremost classical proponent of natural theology in the scholastic tradition.

Known as Doctor Angelicus, Doctor Universalis and Doctor Communis, he was the father of the Thomistic school of philosophy and theology which integrated Christian doctrine with elements taken from the philosophy of Aristotle. Aquina's Summa Theologica is considered second to the Bible in importance to the Catholic Church.

St. Francis of Assisi with Scenes from His Life, Giclee Print

Saint Francis of Assisi
b. 9-26-1181; Assisi
d. 10-3-1226; Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi, Roman Catholic friar and the founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), is known as the patron saint of animals, birds, and the environment and noted for his aestic lifestyle.

As a young man Francis had a carefree life as the son of a wealthy family which lead to a disillusionment toward the complications of the world. He believed commoners should be able to pray to God in their own language and is considered the first Italian poet by literary critics.

• Saint Francis of Assisi: A Life of Joy by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
• Francis and Clare: The Complete Works (Classics of Western Spirituality
• St. Francis Prayer - Mother Teresa poster

St. Athanasius, Giclee Print

Saint Athanasius
b. c 293 CE; Alexandria, Egypt
d. 5-2-373; Alexandria, Egypt

Athanasius, also known as St. Athanasius the Apostolic, was Patriarch (Pope) of Alexandria and an important 4th century Egyptian leader.

Athanasius appealed for unity among all those who had faith in Christianity, even if they differed on matters of terminology, preparing the basis for the definition of the orthodox doctrine of the Trinity by stressing the distinctions between the persons of God: Christ became human to make human divine. He was also the first to make the list of 27 books that became known as the New Testament.

Athanasius is a Doctor (L. docere, to teach) of the Roman Catholic Church, honored by the Eastern Orthodox Church, and highly respected in most Protestant doctrines.

• Athanasius (Great Theologians Series)

St. Augustine of Hippo Giclee Print

Saint Augustine of Hippo
b. 11-13-354; Tagaste, Algeria
d. 8-28-430; Hippo Regius (Annaba, Algeria)

Augustine, philosopher and theologian, was bishop of the North African city of Hippo Regius. One of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity, Augustine is considered to be one of the church fathers, introducing the concepts of original sin and just war. He is the patron saint of the Augustinian order.

• St. Augustine Confessions

Ibn Rushd, known in the West as Averroes, Spanish-Islamic Philospher, Photographic Print

Averroes
b. 1126; Cordoba, Spain
d. 12-10-1198; Marrakesh, Morocco

Averroes, known as Ibn Rushd, was an Andalusian-Arab polymath and master of philosophy (Averroism), theology, Maliki law and jurispudence, astronomy, geography, mathematics, medicine, physics, psychology and science.

Ibn Rushd is considered the founding father of secular thought in Western Europe.

• Islam posters

Page from the 'Canon of Medicine' by Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (980-1037), Giclee Print

Avicenna (Ibn Sina)
b. c. 980; present day Uzbekistan
d. c. 1037; Iran

Persian Ibn Sina was a the foremost physician of his time and is considered a father of early modern medicine as well as "the most famous scientist of . . . all races, places, and times."

Known as Avicenna in the West, he was a polymath - learned in astronomy, chemistry, Hafiz (completely memorized the Quran), logic, mathematics, poetry, philosophy, psychology, physics, science, theology, a Sheikh (elder), soldier, and statesman.

• Islam posters

Saint Teresa of Avila Carmelite Talks with Christ in Her Vision, Giclee Print

Saint Teresa of Avila
b. 3-28-1515; Old Castile, Spain
d. 10-4-1582; Salamanca, Spain

Teresa of Avila, a Carmelite nun and major figure of the Catholic Reformation, was a mystic, writer and monastic reformer. For two years Teresa experienced Christ as present to her in bodily form, though invisible, and iived with the motto "Lord, either let me suffer or let me die."

She described the ascent of the soul in four stages - heart's devotion, devotion of peace, devotion of union, devotion of ecstasy.

Teresa of Avila, with Catherine of Siena and Thérèse de Lisieux, are the only three women who are Doctors of the Church.

• The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself