STORY: Dominic was brilliant, generous and dedicated. His family was Spanish royalty and yet he was moved by the people left poor and homeless by a great famine, and he gave much away. He joined the Benedictine order and was sent by the Pope to minister to French communities who had fallen away from the faith. He defended Catholic teaching in public debates, founded the Dominicans (Order of Preachers) to preach and inspire people to live holy lives and initiated the Rosary (which he learned from a vision of Our Lady).

PATRON OF: astronomers, the Dominican Republic, and the innocent who are falsely accused of crimes

FEAST DAY: August 8

BDAY: 1170 – 1221

SOURCE: St. Dominic at Catholic.org

READ MORE: St. Dominic at Catholic Encyclopedia

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