{"id":10063,"date":"2024-09-22T13:23:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T13:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/st-thomas-of-villanova\/"},"modified":"2024-09-22T13:23:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T13:23:24","slug":"st-thomas-of-villanova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/st-thomas-of-villanova\/","title":{"rendered":"H. Thomas van Villanova"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] St. Thomas of Villanova Feast date: Sep 22 On Sept. 22, the Catholic Church remembers Saint Thomas of Villanova, a 16th century Spanish Augustinian monk and archbishop who lived a life of austerity in order to provide for the spiritual and material needs of his people. Born during 1488 in the Spanish region of Castile, in the town of Villanova de los Infantes, Thomas Garcia was raised to take after the faith and charitable works of his parents Alphonsus\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Born during 1488 in the Spanish region of Castile, in the town of Villanova de los Infantes, Thomas Garcia was raised to take after the faith and charitable works of his parents Alphonsus\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-10063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77761,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/notre-dame-villanova-finalizing-plans-to-open-college-basketball-season-in-rome\/","url_meta":{"origin":10063,"position":0},"title":"Notre Dame, Villanova finalizing plans to open college basketball season in Rome","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"april 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV may get the opportunity to watch his alma mater play basketball in person during the 2026-2027 season. According to a report from CBS Sports, the Villanova and Notre Dame men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams have received special clearance from the NCAA to open their seasons in Rome for a doubleheader on Nov. 1.The college basketball season officially starts on Nov. 2 but, according to the report, the NCAA approved a waiver in January to allow the teams\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":36300,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/14-things-to-know-about-pope-leo-xiv-the-first-u-s-born-pope\/","url_meta":{"origin":10063,"position":1},"title":"14 things to know about Pope Leo XIV \u2014 the first U.S.-born pope","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mei 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in St. Peter\u2019s Square shortly after his election to the papacy, Thursday, May 8, 2025. \/ Credit: Daniel Ib\u00c3\u00a1\u00c3\u00b1ez\/CNA CNA Staff, May 9, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). 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