Albertus Magnus vs Thomas Aquinas
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Compare the life timelines of Albertus Magnus (1200–1280) and Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 49 years, from 1225 to 1274.
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Albertus Magnus (1200–1280)
- — Born in Lauingen, Bavaria Verified
- — Studied at the University of Padua Verified
- — Joined the Dominican Order Verified
- — Became master of theology at the University of Paris Verified
- — Founded and led the Dominican studium generale in Cologne Verified
- — Elected provincial of the Dominican province of Teutonia Verified
- — Appointed Bishop of Regensburg Verified
- — Defended the teachings of Thomas Aquinas after his death
- — Died in Cologne Verified
Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274)
- — Born at Roccasecca in the Kingdom of Sicily Verified
- — Sent as an oblate to the Benedictine abbey of Monte Cassino Verified
- — Studied at the University of Naples Verified
- — Joined the Dominican Order and was detained by his family Verified
- — Studied under Albertus Magnus in Paris and Cologne Verified
- — Became regent master of theology at the University of Paris Verified
- — Began writing the Summa Theologiae Verified
- — Abandoned writing after a mystical experience Verified
- — Died at the Cistercian abbey of Fossanova Verified