The collected works of Thomas Aquinas are being edited in the Editio Leonina (established 1879). As of 2014, 39 out of a projected 50 volumes have been published.
The works of Aquinas can be grouped into six categories as follows:
- Works written in direct connection to his teaching
- Seven systematic disputations (quaestiones disputatae), on:
- Truth;
- The union of the Incarnate Word;
- The soul;
- Spiritual creatures;
- Virtues;
- God’s power; and
- Evil.
- Twelve quodlibetal disputations
- Seven systematic disputations (quaestiones disputatae), on:
- Philosophical commentaries
- Lesser tractates and disputations
- Five polemical works;
- Five expert opinions, or responsa;
- Fifteen letters on theological, philosophical, or political subjects;
- Ninety-nine Homilies Upon the Epistles and Gospels for Forty-nine Sundays of the Year
- A collection of glosses from the Church Fathers on the Gospels (Catena aurea)
- Systematic works (Summa Theologiae, Summa contra Gentiles, and commentary on Peter Lombard's Sentences)
- Biblical commentaries on Job, Psalms and Isaiah, Canticles and Jeremiah, John, Matthew, and on the epistles of Paul
- Nine exegeses of Scriptural books
- Liturgical works
Editions
In 1570 the first edition of Aquinas's opera omnia, the so-called editio Piana (from Pius V, the Dominican pope who commissioned it), was produced at the studium of the Roman convent at Santa Maria sopra Minerva, the forerunner of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum. The critical edition of Aquinas's works is the ongoing edition commissioned by Pope Leo XIII (1882-1903), the so-called Leonine Edition. Abbé Migne published an edition of the Summa Theologiae, in four volumes, as an appendix to his Patrologiae Cursus Completus. English editions: Joseph Rickaby (London, 1872), J. M. Ashley (London, 1888).
Works in chronological order
| Title | Date |
|---|---|
| De fallaciis ad quosdam nobiles artistas | 1245–1246 |
| Commentary on the Prophet Jeremiah (Expositio in Jeremiam prophetam) | 1248–52 (under Albert Magnus) |
| De propositionibus modalibus | by 1251 |
| On the Principles of Nature (De principiis naturae ad fratrem Sylvestrum) | c. 1255 |
| On Being and Essence (De ente et essentia, ad fratres socios) | 1252–1256 |
| Contra impugnantes Dei cultum et religionem | 1256 |
| Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard (Scriptum super libros Sententiarum) | 1252–1256 |
| Two Sermons from MS Florence [Principium (?)] | 1256 (?) |
| Disputed Questions on Truth (Quaestiones disputatae de Veritate) | 1256–1259 |
| Commentary on the Gospel of St. Matthew (Expositio in evangelicum s. Mattaei) | 1256–1259 or 1269–1272 |
| Literal Commentary on Job (Expositio in Job ad litteram) | 1260 |
| Commentary on Boethius's Book De hebdomadibus (Expositio in librum Boethii De hebdomadibus) | c. 1260 |
| Commentary on Boethius's Book On the Trinity (Expositio super librum Boethii De Trinitate) | by 1261 |
| De articulis fidei et Ecclesiae sacramentis, ad archiepiscopum Panormitanum | c. 1261 |
| De emptione et venditione ad tempus | 1262 |
| Summa contra Gentiles (Tractatus de fide catholica, contra Gentiles [contra errores infidelium]) | 1261–1263 |
| Against the Errors of the Greeks, to Pope Urban IV (Contra errores Graecorum, ad Urbanum IV Pontificem Maximum) | 1263 |
| Sermon on the Holy Eucharist preached in Consistory before Pope Urban IV and the Cardinals | 1264 |
| Officium de festo Corporis Christi, ad mandatum Urbani Papae IV | 1264 |
| On the Reasons of the Faith against the Saracens, Greeks and Armenians, to the Cantor of Antioch (De rationibus fidei contra Saracenos, Graecos et Armenos, ad Cantorem Antiochiae) | 1261–1264 |
| The Golden Chain (Glossa (expositio) continua in Mattheum, Marcum, Lucam, Joannem [Catena aurea]) | 1263ff. |
| Summa Theologica | 1265–1273 |
| Responsio ad fr. Joannem Vercellensem, Generalem Magistrum Ordinis Praedicatorum, de articulis CVIII ex opere Petri de Tarentasia | by 1266 |
| Disputed Questions on the Soul (Quaestiones disputatae de Anima) | 1267 |
| On Kingship, to the King of Cyprus (De regno [De regimine principum), ad regem Cypri) | 1267 |
| Expositio in Dionysium De divinis nominibus | by 1268 |
| Expositio super primam decretalem "De fide catholica et sancta Trinitate" et super secundam "Damnamus autem" | 1259–1268 |
| Disputed Questions on the Power of God (Quaestiones disputatae de potentia Dei) | 1259–1268 |
| Commentary on Aristotle's Posterior Analytics (In libros posteriorum Analyticorum expositio) | c. 1268 |
| Commentary on Aristotle's De anima [On the Soul] (In libros De anima expositio) | c. 1268 |
| Commentary on Aristotle's On Sense and What Is Sensed (In librum De sensu et sensato expositio) | c. 1268 |
| Commentary of Aristotle's Memory and Recollection (In librum De memoria et reminiscentia expositio) | c. 1268 |
| De substantiis separatis, seu de angelorum natura, ad fr. Reginaldum, socium suum carissimum | c. 1268 |
| De secreto | by 1269 |
| Disputed Questions on Spiritual Creatures (Quaestiones disputatae de spiritualibus creaturis) | 1266–1269 |
| De perfectione vitae spiritualis | 1269 |
| Commentary on the Book Of Causes (Super librum De causis expositio) | by 1270 |
| On the Unity of the Intellect against the Averroists (De unitate intellectus, contra Averroistas) | 1270 |
| De perfectione vitae spiritualis | 1270 |
| Contra pestiferam doctrinam retrahentium pueros a religionis ingressu | 1270 |
| Sermons from MSS Madrid and Sevilla | 1270 |
| Two sermons from MS Paris | 1270 |
| Sermon on Christ the King from MS Soissons | 1270 |
| Commentary on the Eight Books of Physics (In octo libros Physicorum expositio) | 1268–1271 |
| De regimine Judaeorum, ad Ducissam Brabantiae | 1270–1271 |
| De aeternitate mundi, contra murmurantes | 1271 |
| Responsio ad fr. Joannem Vercellensem, Generalem Magistrum Ordinis Praedicatorum, de articulis XLII | 1271 |
| De motu cordis, ad Magistrum Philippum | 1270–1271 |
| De mixtione elementorum, ad Magistrum Philippum | c. 1271 |
| Responsio ad lectorem Venetum de articulis XXXVI [two versions] | c. 1271 |
| Commentary on the Prophet Isaiah (Expositio in Isaiam prophetam) | 1256–1259 or 1269–1272 |
| Four Exordia (Prothemata) of sermons from MS Angers | 1269–1272 |
| De forma absolutionis, ad Generalem Magistrum Ordinis | 1269–1272 |
| De occultis operationibus naturae, ad quendam militem ultramontanum | 1269–1272 |
| De sortibus ad Dominum Jacobum de ... (?) | 1269–1272 |
| Quaestiones disputatae de unione Verbi incarnati | 1269–1272 |
| Disputed Questions on Evil (Quaestiones disputatae de malo) | 1269–1272 |
| Disputed Questions on the Virtues (Quaestiones disputatae de virtutibus) | 1269–1272 |
| Commentary on the Gospel of John (Expositio in evangelium Joannis) | 1269–1272 |
| Commentary on Aristotle's Meteorology (In libros Meteorologicorum expositio) | 1269–1271, 1269–1272 or 1272–1273 |
| Commentary on Aristotle's On Interpretation (In libros Peri Hermeneias expositio) | 1269–1272 |
| Commentary on the Twelve Books of Metaphysics (In duodecim libros Metaphysicorum expositio) | 1270–1272 |
| Commentary on the Ten Books of [Nicomachean] Ethics (In decem libros Ethicorum expositio) | 1271–1272 |
| Commentary on Aristotle's Politics (In libros Politicorum expositio) | 1271–1272 |
| Quaestiones de quodlibet I-XII | 1256–1259, 1269–1272 |
| Commentary of the Epistles of St. Paul (Expositio in s. Pauli Epistolas) | 1259–1265 and 1272–1273 (?) |
| Commentary on the Psalms of David (In Psalmos Davidis expositio) | 1272–1273 |
| Commentary on Aristotle's On the Heavens and Earth (In libros De caelo et mundo expositio) | 1272–1273 |
| Commentary on Aristotle's On Generation and Corruption (In libros De generatione et corruptione expositio) | 1272–1273 |
| Lenten Sermon-Cycle delivered at Naples (57 vernacular sermons, e.g., On the Two Laws of Charity and the Ten Commandments [De duobos praeceptis caritatis et decem legis praeceptis]; Devotissima expositio super symbolum apostolorum; Expositio devotissima orationis dominicae) | 1273 |
| Devotissima expositio super salutatione angelica | 1269–1272 or 1273 |
| Compendium of Theology (Compendium theologiae ad fratrem Reginaldum socium suum carissimum) | c. 1273 (?) |
| To Bernard, Abbot of Monte Cassino (Ad Bernardum, abbatem Cassinensem) | 1274 |
Works of uncertain date
| De iudiciis astrorum, ad quendam militem ultramontanum |
| De modo studendi |
| Commentary on the Song of Songs (Expositio in Canticum Canticorum) |
| Commentary on the Lamentations of Jeremiah (Expositio in Threnos Jeremiae prophetae) |
| Hymn: "Adoro te" |
| Hymn: "Concede mihi misericors Deus" |
| Hymn: "Tantum Ergo" from Pange Lingua, a Mediaeval Hymn |
| Quaestio disputata utrum anima coniuncta cognoscat seipsam per essentiam |
| Disputed Questions on the Immortality of the Soul (Quaestiones disputatae de immortalitate animae) |
| Responsio ad lectorem Bisuntinum de articulis VI |
| Three sermons from MS Paris |
| Three sermons from MS Venice |
Works of uncertain authenticity
| De demonstratione |
| De instantibus |
| De natura accidentium |
| De natura generis |
| De natura materiae et dimensionibus interminalis |
| De quatuor oppositis |
| De natura verbi intellectus |
| De principio individuationis |
| Sermon: Beata Virgo nec originale nec mortale nec veniale peccatum incurrit, 1269–1272 or 1273 |
Notes
- Renz, Christopher J. (2009). In this Light which Gives Light: A History of the College of St. Albert the Great (1930-1980). Dominican School. ISBN 978-1-883734-18-3.
References
- I. T. Eschmann, O.P., 1956 catalog of Thomas's works
External links
- (in Latin) Corpus Thomisticum, his complete works in Latin
- (in English and Latin) Complete works of St. Thomas Aquinas
- Thomas Aquinas works at Somni:
- (in Latin) Aurea expositio sancti Pauli apostoli ad Corinthios. Naples, 1491
- (in Latin) Beati Thomae Aquinatis De ente et essentia. Italy, made between 1477 and 1485. It contains: De ente et essentia, Rescriptum super libro De ente et essentia and De fallaciis.
- (in Latin) Ad regem Cypri de rege et regno. Italy, 1486
- (in Latin) Brevis Compilatio theologie edita a fratre Thoma de Aquino. Italy, made before 1487. It contains: Compendium theologiae.
- (in Latin) Prima pars secunde partis Summe Theologie beati Thome de Aquino. Naples, 1484. It contains: Prima pars secunde partis de la Summa Theologica.
- (in Latin) Quaestiones disputatae. Naples, made between 1480 and 1493. It contains some of the Quaestiones disputatae of Thomas Aquinas: De spiritualibus creaturis, De anima, De unione Verbi and De virtutibus.
- (in Latin) Thome de Aquino commentum in Marci Evangelium. Naples, 1491
The collected works of Thomas Aquinas are being edited in the Editio Leonina established 1879 As of 2014 39 out of a projected 50 volumes have been published The works of Aquinas can be grouped into six categories as follows Works written in direct connection to his teaching Seven systematic disputations quaestiones disputatae on Truth The union of the Incarnate Word The soul Spiritual creatures Virtues God s power and Evil Twelve quodlibetal disputations Philosophical commentaries Eleven commentaries on Aristotle Two expositions of works by Boethius Two expositions of works by Proclus Lesser tractates and disputations Five polemical works Five expert opinions or responsa Fifteen letters on theological philosophical or political subjects Ninety nine Homilies Upon the Epistles and Gospels for Forty nine Sundays of the Year A collection of glosses from the Church Fathers on the Gospels Catena aurea Systematic works Summa Theologiae Summa contra Gentiles and commentary on Peter Lombard s Sentences Biblical commentaries on Job Psalms and Isaiah Canticles and Jeremiah John Matthew and on the epistles of Paul Nine exegeses of Scriptural books Liturgical worksEditionsIn 1570 the first edition of Aquinas s opera omnia the so called editio Piana from Pius V the Dominican pope who commissioned it was produced at the studium of the Roman convent at Santa Maria sopra Minerva the forerunner of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas Angelicum The critical edition of Aquinas s works is the ongoing edition commissioned by Pope Leo XIII 1882 1903 the so called Leonine Edition Abbe Migne published an edition of the Summa Theologiae in four volumes as an appendix to his Patrologiae Cursus Completus English editions Joseph Rickaby London 1872 J M Ashley London 1888 Works in chronological orderTitle DateDe fallaciis ad quosdam nobiles artistas 1245 1246Commentary on the Prophet Jeremiah Expositio in Jeremiam prophetam 1248 52 under Albert Magnus De propositionibus modalibus by 1251On the Principles of Nature De principiis naturae ad fratrem Sylvestrum c 1255On Being and Essence De ente et essentia ad fratres socios 1252 1256Contra impugnantes Dei cultum et religionem 1256Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard Scriptum super libros Sententiarum 1252 1256Two Sermons from MS Florence Principium 1256 Disputed Questions on Truth Quaestiones disputatae de Veritate 1256 1259Commentary on the Gospel of St Matthew Expositio in evangelicum s Mattaei 1256 1259 or 1269 1272Literal Commentary on Job Expositio in Job ad litteram 1260Commentary on Boethius s Book De hebdomadibus Expositio in librum Boethii De hebdomadibus c 1260Commentary on Boethius s Book On the Trinity Expositio super librum Boethii De Trinitate by 1261De articulis fidei et Ecclesiae sacramentis ad archiepiscopum Panormitanum c 1261De emptione et venditione ad tempus 1262Summa contra Gentiles Tractatus de fide catholica contra Gentiles contra errores infidelium 1261 1263Against the Errors of the Greeks to Pope Urban IV Contra errores Graecorum ad Urbanum IV Pontificem Maximum 1263Sermon on the Holy Eucharist preached in Consistory before Pope Urban IV and the Cardinals 1264Officium de festo Corporis Christi ad mandatum Urbani Papae IV 1264On the Reasons of the Faith against the Saracens Greeks and Armenians to the Cantor of Antioch De rationibus fidei contra Saracenos Graecos et Armenos ad Cantorem Antiochiae 1261 1264The Golden Chain Glossa expositio continua in Mattheum Marcum Lucam Joannem Catena aurea 1263ff Summa Theologica 1265 1273Responsio ad fr Joannem Vercellensem Generalem Magistrum Ordinis Praedicatorum de articulis CVIII ex opere Petri de Tarentasia by 1266Disputed Questions on the Soul Quaestiones disputatae de Anima 1267On Kingship to the King of Cyprus De regno De regimine principum ad regem Cypri 1267Expositio in Dionysium De divinis nominibus by 1268Expositio super primam decretalem De fide catholica et sancta Trinitate et super secundam Damnamus autem 1259 1268Disputed Questions on the Power of God Quaestiones disputatae de potentia Dei 1259 1268Commentary on Aristotle s Posterior Analytics In libros posteriorum Analyticorum expositio c 1268Commentary on Aristotle s De anima On the Soul In libros De anima expositio c 1268Commentary on Aristotle s On Sense and What Is Sensed In librum De sensu et sensato expositio c 1268Commentary of Aristotle s Memory and Recollection In librum De memoria et reminiscentia expositio c 1268De substantiis separatis seu de angelorum natura ad fr Reginaldum socium suum carissimum c 1268De secreto by 1269Disputed Questions on Spiritual Creatures Quaestiones disputatae de spiritualibus creaturis 1266 1269De perfectione vitae spiritualis 1269Commentary on the Book Of Causes Super librum De causis expositio by 1270On the Unity of the Intellect against the Averroists De unitate intellectus contra Averroistas 1270De perfectione vitae spiritualis 1270Contra pestiferam doctrinam retrahentium pueros a religionis ingressu 1270Sermons from MSS Madrid and Sevilla 1270Two sermons from MS Paris 1270Sermon on Christ the King from MS Soissons 1270Commentary on the Eight Books of Physics In octo libros Physicorum expositio 1268 1271De regimine Judaeorum ad Ducissam Brabantiae 1270 1271De aeternitate mundi contra murmurantes 1271Responsio ad fr Joannem Vercellensem Generalem Magistrum Ordinis Praedicatorum de articulis XLII 1271De motu cordis ad Magistrum Philippum 1270 1271De mixtione elementorum ad Magistrum Philippum c 1271Responsio ad lectorem Venetum de articulis XXXVI two versions c 1271Commentary on the Prophet Isaiah Expositio in Isaiam prophetam 1256 1259 or 1269 1272Four Exordia Prothemata of sermons from MS Angers 1269 1272De forma absolutionis ad Generalem Magistrum Ordinis 1269 1272De occultis operationibus naturae ad quendam militem ultramontanum 1269 1272De sortibus ad Dominum Jacobum de 1269 1272Quaestiones disputatae de unione Verbi incarnati 1269 1272Disputed Questions on Evil Quaestiones disputatae de malo 1269 1272Disputed Questions on the Virtues Quaestiones disputatae de virtutibus 1269 1272Commentary on the Gospel of John Expositio in evangelium Joannis 1269 1272Commentary on Aristotle s Meteorology In libros Meteorologicorum expositio 1269 1271 1269 1272 or 1272 1273Commentary on Aristotle s On Interpretation In libros Peri Hermeneias expositio 1269 1272Commentary on the Twelve Books of Metaphysics In duodecim libros Metaphysicorum expositio 1270 1272Commentary on the Ten Books of Nicomachean Ethics In decem libros Ethicorum expositio 1271 1272Commentary on Aristotle s Politics In libros Politicorum expositio 1271 1272Quaestiones de quodlibet I XII 1256 1259 1269 1272Commentary of the Epistles of St Paul Expositio in s Pauli Epistolas 1259 1265 and 1272 1273 Commentary on the Psalms of David In Psalmos Davidis expositio 1272 1273Commentary on Aristotle s On the Heavens and Earth In libros De caelo et mundo expositio 1272 1273Commentary on Aristotle s On Generation and Corruption In libros De generatione et corruptione expositio 1272 1273Lenten Sermon Cycle delivered at Naples 57 vernacular sermons e g On the Two Laws of Charity and the Ten Commandments De duobos praeceptis caritatis et decem legis praeceptis Devotissima expositio super symbolum apostolorum Expositio devotissima orationis dominicae 1273Devotissima expositio super salutatione angelica 1269 1272 or 1273Compendium of Theology Compendium theologiae ad fratrem Reginaldum socium suum carissimum c 1273 To Bernard Abbot of Monte Cassino Ad Bernardum abbatem Cassinensem 1274Works of uncertain dateDe iudiciis astrorum ad quendam militem ultramontanumDe modo studendiCommentary on the Song of Songs Expositio in Canticum Canticorum Commentary on the Lamentations of Jeremiah Expositio in Threnos Jeremiae prophetae Hymn Adoro te Hymn Concede mihi misericors Deus Hymn Tantum Ergo from Pange Lingua a Mediaeval HymnQuaestio disputata utrum anima coniuncta cognoscat seipsam per essentiamDisputed Questions on the Immortality of the Soul Quaestiones disputatae de immortalitate animae Responsio ad lectorem Bisuntinum de articulis VIThree sermons from MS ParisThree sermons from MS VeniceWorks of uncertain authenticityDe demonstrationeDe instantibusDe natura accidentiumDe natura generisDe natura materiae et dimensionibus interminalisDe quatuor oppositisDe natura verbi intellectusDe principio individuationisSermon Beata Virgo nec originale nec mortale nec veniale peccatum incurrit 1269 1272 or 1273NotesRenz Christopher J 2009 In this Light which Gives Light A History of the College of St Albert the Great 1930 1980 Dominican School ISBN 978 1 883734 18 3 ReferencesI T Eschmann O P 1956 catalog of Thomas s worksExternal linksSuper libros de generatione et corruptione in Latin Corpus Thomisticum his complete works in Latin in English and Latin Complete works of St Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas works at Somni in Latin Aurea expositio sancti Pauli apostoli ad Corinthios Naples 1491 in Latin Beati Thomae Aquinatis De ente et essentia Italy made between 1477 and 1485 It contains De ente et essentia Rescriptum super libro De ente et essentia and De fallaciis in Latin Ad regem Cypri de rege et regno Italy 1486 in Latin Brevis Compilatio theologie edita a fratre Thoma de Aquino Italy made before 1487 It contains Compendium theologiae in Latin Prima pars secunde partis Summe Theologie beati Thome de Aquino Naples 1484 It contains Prima pars secunde partis de la Summa Theologica in Latin Quaestiones disputatae Naples made between 1480 and 1493 It contains some of the Quaestiones disputatae of Thomas Aquinas De spiritualibus creaturis De anima De unione Verbi and De virtutibus in Latin Thome de Aquino commentum in Marci Evangelium Naples 1491
