Who was Thomas Aquinas?

Thomas Aquinas was a very influential friar in his field of religion. He was a philosopher, theologian and jurist in scholasticism, which is critical thought around the idea of dogma. This was taught extensively in universities and Thomas Aquinas teachings on it were used for many years either to further his ideas or to oppose them. He was a big proponent of natural theory which is where God is the sole purpose behind the behavior of various types of nature.