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Likewise grace and glory are referred to the same genus, since grace is nothing other than a certain first beginning of glory in us.

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Thomas Aquinas
Age: 49 †
Born: 1225
Born: February 1
Died: 1274
Died: March 14
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Tommaso d'Aquino
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