Saints on Science
From the Church Fathers to modern theologians, Catholic saints and Doctors of the Church have consistently affirmed the compatibility of faith and scientific inquiry. Their writings offer wisdom that remains strikingly relevant today.
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St. Augustine (354-430)
"The book of nature and the book of Scripture cannot contradict each other, for they have the same Author." His De Genesi ad Litteram warned against embarrassing the faith with bad science.
St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
"Truth cannot contradict truth." Aquinas built a philosophical framework showing that faith and reason are complementary paths to the same God.
St. Albert the Great (c. 1200-1280)
Patron saint of scientists. A Dominican friar who made original contributions to biology, chemistry, physics, and astronomy — and was Aquinas's teacher.