Friday, October 28, 2016

University of St Thomas Aquinas opens its doors

On this day, October 28, 1538, the first university in the New World, in the present-day Dominican Republic, was established. It was called the University of St Thomas Aquinas.

This year the Dominican Order is marking 800 years since its foundation.

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