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Dominican priests react to the visage of a holy man they have grown to know and love.
Recreation of St. Thomas Aquinas from 3D imaging using the saint’s skull. (photo: Courtesy photo / Cicero Moraes)
Editor's Note: This story has been updated with comments from the project's research team.
On the heels of the skull of St. Thomas Aquinas touring the nation, a new study released this week gives Catholics a glimpse at what the “Angelic Doctor” may have looked like.
The image of the doctor of the Church who contributed a wealth of wisdom in the areas of theology and philosophy was reconstructed using the saint’s skull.
The lead author of the new study, Brazilian 3D designer Cicero Moraes, who has reconstructed the faces of other saints, told the Daily Mail, “We initially reconstructed the skull from photographic and structural data.”
“In the end, we combined all this data to create the basic bust and also generate a colored version, based on the iconography of the saint,” explained Moraes.
Continued below.
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Editor's Note: This story has been updated with comments from the project's research team.
On the heels of the skull of St. Thomas Aquinas touring the nation, a new study released this week gives Catholics a glimpse at what the “Angelic Doctor” may have looked like.
The image of the doctor of the Church who contributed a wealth of wisdom in the areas of theology and philosophy was reconstructed using the saint’s skull.
The lead author of the new study, Brazilian 3D designer Cicero Moraes, who has reconstructed the faces of other saints, told the Daily Mail, “We initially reconstructed the skull from photographic and structural data.”
“In the end, we combined all this data to create the basic bust and also generate a colored version, based on the iconography of the saint,” explained Moraes.
Continued below.
Face of a Saint: Thomas Aquinas’ Appearance Revealed After 750 Years
Dominican priests react to the visage of a holy man they have grown to know and love.
