A recent study published in World Neurosurgery suggests that Thomas Aquinas, the influential theologian, may have died from a chronic subdural hematoma resulting from a head injury he sustained in 1274. While he initially seemed uninjured after an accident en route to a council in France, he experienced severe symptoms such as weakness and nausea in the following days. Despite declining health, Aquinas remained intellectually engaged until his death. The researchers link his symptoms to the slow progression of the hematoma, casting new light on his mysterious demise.
At first it seemed that Aquinas was not seriously injured, and he and his party continued on to the town of Maenza, where his niece lived.
Despite his declining health, Aquinas continued to participate in Mass and engage in philosophical discourse, even dictating a now-lost commentary on the Song of Songs.
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