Answer the following question: Information: - The Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel or Carmelites (sometimes simply Carmel by synecdoche) is a Roman Catholic religious order founded, probably in the 12th century, on Mount Carmel in the Crusader States, hence the name Carmelites. However, historical records about its origin remain uncertain. Saint Bertold has traditionally been associated with the founding of the order, but few clear records of early Carmelite history have survived, and this is likely to be a later extrapolation by hagiographers. - Doctor of the Church (Latin "doctor" "teacher") is a title given by the Catholic Church to saints whom they recognize as having been of particular importance, particularly regarding their contribution to theology or doctrine. - The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.27billion members worldwide. As one of the oldest religious institutions in the world, it has played a prominent role in the history of Western civilisation. Headed by the Bishop of Rome, known as the pope, its doctrines are summarised in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church is notable within Western Christianity for its sacred tradition and seven sacraments. - Tommaso d'Aquino , OP ( 1225 -- 7 March 1274 ) , also known as Saint Thomas Aquinas ( / kwans / ) , is a Doctor of the Church . He was an Italian Dominican friar Roman Catholic priest , who was an immensely influential philosopher , theologian and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism , within which he is also known as the '' Doctor Angelicus '' and '' Doctor Communis '' . The name '' Aquinas '' identifies his ancestral origins in the county of Aquino ( in the present - day Lazio region ) , an area where his family held land until 1137 . He was the foremost classical proponent of natural theology and the father of Thomism . His influence on Western thought is considerable , and much of modern philosophy developed or opposed his ideas , particularly in the areas of ethics , natural law , metaphysics , and political theory . Unlike many currents in the Church of the time , Thomas embraced several ideas put forward by Aristotle -- whom he called '' the Philosopher '' -- and attempted to synthesize Aristotelian philosophy with the principles of Christianity . The works for which he is best known are the Summa Theologica and the Summa contra Gentiles . His commentaries on Sacred Scripture and on Aristotle form an important part of his body of work . Furthermore , Thomas is distinguished for his eucharistic hymns , which form a part of the Church 's liturgy . The Catholic Church honors Thomas Aquinas as a saint and regards him as the model teacher for those studying for the priesthood , and indeed the highest expression of both natural reason and speculative theology . In modern times , under papal directives , the study of his works was long used as a core of the required program of study for those seeking ordination as priests or deacons , as well as for those in religious formation and for other students of the sacred disciplines ( philosophy , Catholic theology , church history , liturgy , and canon law ) . Also honored as a Doctor of the Church , Thomas is considered the Catholic Church 's greatest... - A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel, church or temple, and may also serve as an oratory. - Mendicant orders refers primarily to certain Christian religious orders that have adopted a lifestyle of poverty, travelling, and living in urban areas for purposes of preaching, evangelization, and ministry, especially to the poor. At their foundation these orders rejected the previously established monastic model of living in one stable, isolated community where members worked at a trade and owned property in common, including land, buildings and other wealth. By contrast, the mendicants avoided owning property, did not work at a trade, and embraced a poor, often itinerant lifestyle. They depended for their survival on the goodwill of the people to whom they preached. - Scholasticism is a method of critical thought which dominated teaching by the academics ("scholastics," or "schoolmen") of medieval universities in Europe from about 1100 to 1700, and a program of employing that method in articulating and defending dogma in an increasingly pluralistic context. It originated as an outgrowth of and a departure from Christian monastic schools at the earliest European universities. The first institutions in the West to be considered universities were established in Italy, France, Spain, and England in the late 11th and the 12th centuries for the study of arts, law, medicine, and theology, such as Schola Medica Salernitana, the University of Bologna, and the University of Paris. It is difficult to define the date at which they became true universities, although the lists of studia generalia for higher education in Europe are a useful guide, held by the Catholic Church and its various religious orders. - A Superior General or General Superior is the leader or head of a religious institute in the Roman Catholic Church. The Superior General usually holds supreme executive authority in the religious order, while the general chapter has legislative authority. - The Franciscans are a group of related mendicant religious orders within the Catholic Church, founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi. These orders include the Order of Friars Minor, the Order of Saint Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis. Theses orders adheres to the teachings and spiritual disciplines of the founder and of his main associates and followers, such as Clare of Assisi, Anthony of Padua, and Elizabeth of Hungary, among many others. - The term Augustinians, named after Augustine of Hippo (354430), applies to two separate types of Catholic religious orders and some Anglican religious orders. Within Anglicanism the Rule of St Augustine is followed only by women, who form several different communities of Augustinian nuns in the Anglican Communion. Within Roman Catholicism Augustinians may be members of either one of two separate and distinct types of Order: Charism. In a religious community, "charism" is the particular contribution that each religious order, congregation or family and its individual members embody. The teaching and writing of Augustine, the Augustinian Rule, and the lives and experiences of Augustinians over sixteen centuries help define the ethos of the order. - A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders founded since the twelfth or thirteenth century; the term distinguishes the mendicants' itinerant apostolic character, exercised broadly under the jurisdiction of a superior general, from the older monastic orders' allegiance to a single monastery formalized by their vow of stability. The most significant orders of friars are the Dominicans, Franciscans, Augustinians and Carmelites. What is the relationship between 'thomas aquinas' and 'catholicism'?
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