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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...
St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Thomas Aquinas

by | Mar 17, 2015 | General, Photo Tour, Saints

A great philosopher and theologian, esteemed by many as the greatest Doctor of the Church and the “Universal Teacher of the Church,” Thomas Aquinas (1225 – 74) devoted his life to teaching, preaching, and writing. Born in Rocca Secca, Italy, Thomas...
St. Peter of Verona (Peter Martyr)

St. Peter of Verona (Peter Martyr)

by | Mar 10, 2015 | General, Photo Tour, Saints

Peter of Verona (1205 – 52) was the first canonized martyr of the Dominican Order. Born in Verona, Italy, of parents who had embraced the heresy of Cartharism, he was educated at the University of Bologna and was accepted into the Dominican Order by Dominic...
Blessed Humbert

Blessed Humbert

by | Mar 9, 2015 | General, Photo Tour, Saints

Of all the early Dominican writers, Humbert of Romans (1200 – 1277), the fifth master general of the Order, most clearly recapitulated the Dominican ideal. His major concern was to help his brothers understand their vocation as preachers and to clarify Dominican...
Blessed Bartholomew

Blessed Bartholomew

by | Feb 26, 2015 | General, Photo Tour, Saints

A noted writer of sermons and scriptural commentaries and a leading Dominican bishop, Bartholomew of Breganza (1201 – 70) was born in Vicenza, Italy, and educated at the University of Padua. During his studies at the university he met Dominic and joined the...