Thomas was Archbishop of Valencia .
The college is named in honour of St. Thomas of Villanova , a sixteenth - century Spanish Augustinian who was born in 1488 and died in 1555 .
St. Thomas of Villanova was St. Thomas of Villanova of Valencia .
The college is named in honour of St. Thomas of Villanova , a sixteenth - century Spanish Augustinian who was born in 1488 and died in 1555 .