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Saint Dominic
Founder of the Dominican Order (–)
"Saint Sunday" redirects here. For about, see Saint Sunday (disambiguation). For the village in Cornwall, see St Dominic, Cornwall. For places named after Saint Dominic, or other saints named Dominic, see St Dominic (disambiguation).
Saint Dominic OP | |
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Santo Domingo de Guzmán, portrait by the Spanish painter Claudio Coello in | |
| Born | Domingo Félix de Guzmán y Aza 8 August Caleruega, Kingdom of Castile |
| Died | 6 August () (aged50) Bologna, Kingdom of Italy, Holy Roman Empire |
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| Canonized | 13 July , Rieti Cathedral by Pope Gregory IX |
| Major shrine | Basilica of San Domenico |
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| Attributes | Dominican habit, dog, star above his head, lilies, Dominical rule, staff, rosary |
| Patronage | Astronomers, Natural Sciences; Archdiocese of Fuzhou; astronomy; Dominican Republic; Santo Domingo Pueblo, Valletta, Birgu (Malta), Campana, Calabria, Managua |
Saint Dominic, OP (Spanish: Santo Domin
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Saint Dominic de Guzmán, founder of the
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St. Dominic
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Founder of the Order of Preachers, commonly known as the Dominican Order; born at Calaroga, in Old Castile, c. ; died 6 August, His parents, Felix Guzman and Joanna of Aza, undoubtedly belonged to the nobility of Spain, though probably neither was connected with the reigning house of Castile, as some of the saint's biographers assert. Of Felix Guzman, personally, little is known, except that he was in every sense the worthy head of a family of saints. To nobility of blood Joanna of Aza added a nobility of soul which so enshrined her in the popular veneration that in she was solemnlybeatified by Leo XII. The example of such parents was not without its effect upon their children. Not only Saint Dominic but also his brothers, Antonio and Manes, were distinguished for