August 09

Born Tommaso de Vio in 1470, Thomas Cajetan became one of the leading Catholic scholars of the Renaissance.\nHe studied at the University of Padua and later served as a professor of theology at Paris and Leuven.\nAppointed cardinal in 1517, Cajetan engaged in debates over papal authority, conciliarism, and the doctrine of justification.\nHis extensive commentaries on St. Thomas Aquinas helped revive Thomistic theology in the 16th century.\nCajetan's work laid groundwork for later theological developments, and he died on August 9, 1534.