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Jul 14, 2024 · One of these was Dominic Guzman, St Dominic, an exact contemporary of St Francis, who, like the Poor Man of Assisi, tried to conform his life to the model of Jesus Christ. The two preachers Dominic’s story begins in 1170, with his birth in the small mountain village of Caleruega in Spain.
6 days ago · Erected nearly 500 years after the Spanish saint’s death in 1221, the sculpture serves as a testament to the towering, enduring spiritual figure St. Dominic was destined to become in the Church. Signs of his exceptionality appeared even before he was born.
5 days ago · 01 Born in 1170 in Caleruega, Spain, St. Dominic was the youngest of three children. 02 His mother, Blessed Joan of Aza, reportedly had a vision of a dog with a torch in its mouth, symbolizing Dominic's future role in spreading the faith. 03 Dominic was educated by his uncle, a priest, which laid the foundation for his religious life.
6 days ago · The first image to greet visitors to the basilica containing the tomb of St. Dominic in Bologna, Italy is a mosaic of the saint next to a dog carrying a flaming torch in its mouth.
2 days ago · The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Siena (1347–1380) by Giovanni di Paolo, c. 1460 (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) Lay Dominicans are governed by their own rule, the Rule of the Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic, promulgated by the Master in 1987. It is the fifth Rule of the Dominican Laity; the first was issued in 1285.
Jul 10, 2024 · Having obtained confirmation of his Order from Pope Honorius III, on 15 August 1217 St Dominic placed his trust in God and dispersed the sixteen brethren that then comprised the Friars Preachers to Paris, Spain, Rome and Bologna, and the pope commended the universal mission of the Dominicans to the bishops in 1218.
Jul 19, 2024 · Saint Dominic was a Castilian priest and founder of the Dominican Order. Pray this novena for greater eloquence or for defense against being falsely accused, as well as for greater devotion to Our Lady and the Rosary.
