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St. Catherine de Ricci

St. Catherine de Ricci

by | Feb 4, 2016 | General, Photo Tour, Saints

The following excerpt/audio is taken from Dominicana, the official blog of the Dominican Studentate: “Today the Dominican Order celebrates the feast of St. Catherine de Ricci. She’s known for her mysticism and her devotion, as found in her Canticum de Passione...
Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati

Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati

by | Jul 4, 2015 | General, Saints

Lay Dominican Pier Giorgio Frassati was born on April 6, 1901 in Turin, Italy to a family of political and social means. He attended the university of Turin as an engineering student. Giorgio was a popular student, a known social activist, and a servant to the poor...
Blessed Benedict XI

Blessed Benedict XI

by | Mar 20, 2015 | General, Photo Tour, Saints

A Dominican friar who later became pope, Benedict XI (1240 – 1304) was born Nicholas Boccasina to poor parents in Treviso, Italy. As a child, he was placed in the care of an uncle who was a priest there. He proved highly intelligent, so his uncle taught him...
Blessed Peter of Ruffia

Blessed Peter of Ruffia

by | Feb 3, 2015 | Saints

Friar, Priest and Martyr Blessed Peter was born at Ruffia, Italy, around 1320. He entered the Order at an early age and was known for his personal austerity, his sound doctrine and his spirit of self-denial. He was appointed Inquisitor General of Piedmont in 1351 to...
Blessed Peter of Ruffia

Blessed Marcolino of Forli

by | Jan 27, 2015 | Saints

Friar and Priest Blessed Marcolino was born in Forli, Italy in 1317 and entered the Dominican Order as a youth. He loved silence and solitude and was noted for his devotion to the Virgin Mother of God. He supported the reform efforts of Raymond of Capua, faithfully...