Augustine Thompson O.P.

Fr. Augustine Thompson, O.P. (born New York, 1954), is a Catholic priest of the Order of Preachers and is currently the Praeses (director) of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies at the University of Toronto. He was previously professor of History at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, Berkeley CA. He holds a Ph.D in medieval history from the Univ. of California, Berkeley CA. Until 2009 he was Professor of Religious Studies and History at the Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville VA and before that Professor of Religious Studies and History at the University of Oregon in Eugene. His books and publications focus on medieval Italy and medieval religious history.