9. Scholars, Thinkers, & Writers Thomas Aquinas -Medieval Catholic scholar -Wrote Summa Theological -Influenced by Aristotle Dante Alighieri -One of the earliest writers of vernacular literature -Wrote the Divine Comedy * First major work of literature written in the Italian vernacular.
10. Geoffrey Chaucer -Wrote the Canterbury Tales François Villon -Considered to be the greatest Medieval poet
11. Important medieval Women St. Hildegard of Bingen St. Clare of Assisi Eleanor of Aquitane Queen Blanca of Castile
12. Margery Kempe St. Joan of Arc Christine de Pizan Queen Isabella of Castile