Heresy

Miracle at Fanjeaux

The following reflection is part of an ongoing series about the life of St. Dominic & the Order of Friars Preachers. Extraordinary deeds, recognized as miracles, are attributed to Dominic. The miracle at Fanjeaux, France, is now believed to have occurred at Montreal, about five miles from Fanjeaux, where heretical practices and beliefs were common. …

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St. Dominic Preaching to the Albigenses

The following reflection is part of an ongoing series about the life of St. Dominic & the Order of Friars Preachers. As a young priest Dominic served as a canon at the cathedral of Osma, Spain. In 1206 his bishop, Diego de Acebo, became the unofficial leader of a papal mission to Languedoc, in southern …

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