Saint Thomas of Villanueva, Spanish bishop and saint (born 1488)

Thomas of Villanova

Preacher, ascetic and religious writer

Thomas of Villanova, OSA, born Tomás García y Martínez, was a Spanish friar of the Order of Saint Augustine who was a noted preacher, ascetic and religious writer of his day. He became an archbishop who was famous for the extent of his care for the poor of his see.