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St. Dominic Establishes Second Order
In 1206, shortly after Bishop Diego and Dominic began preaching in France, they centered their mission at a house of nuns in Prouille. Here Dominic established the Second Order Dominicans. Intended for women converted from the Albigensian heresy, the Order provided a place for prayer and initially for teaching the children of wealthy townspeople. Like Read more…
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Miracle at Fanjeaux
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. In medieval times public debates, or disputations, were a customary means of settling theological arguments, and numerous disputations were held between Read more…
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St. Dominic Preaching to the Albigenses
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 France. There the Albigensian heresy, which maintained that all material creation was evil, had made alarming inroads among the population. The Read more…
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Saint Dominic’s Ordination
In 1194 Dominic was ordained to the priesthood, receiving the Holy Spirit to become a disciple of Christ and to go out into the world, preach the Gospel, and teach all nations. Dominic was ordained in Osma, Spain, later the center of noteworthy ecclesiastical reform by Bishop Don Martin Bazan, a zealous advocate in restoring Read more…
Read MoreSt. Dominic’s Ordination
The following reflection is part of an ongoing series about the life of St. Dominic & the Order of Friars Preachers. In 1194 Dominic was ordained to the priesthood, receiving the Holy Spirit to become a disciple of Christ and to go out into the world, preach the Gospel, and teach all nations. Dominic was Read more…
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St. Dominic Offers Himself as Ransom
A second example of Dominic’s heroic charity occurred while he was still a student in Palencia. To secure the freedom of a man held in slavery by the Moors, Dominic, whose funds had been exhausted during the time of the famine, offered to sell himself as ransom for the prisoner. Although the slave traders rejected Read more…
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St. Dominic Sells His Books
Throughout his life Dominic preached charity and acted accordingly. In 1190, while he was studying in Palencia, a famine devastated all of Spain. Palencia suffered with the rest of the country, and people died of starvation in the streets. Moved with pity at the sight of the dying poor, Dominic resolved to put into practice Read more…
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St. Dominic Studies at Palencia
At about the age of fourteen Dominic began studying in Palencia, then the only flourishing center of higher learning in Castile. There he devoted himself to the study of theology and philosophy and became known for his quick, inquisitive mind as well as for his ability to put his learning into action. His preaching and Read more…
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Baptism of St. Dominic
Before Dominic’s birth his mother, Jane of Aza, had a vision of a hound racing through the world with a flaming torch in it’s mouth, igniting everything it touched. A second extraordinary sign occurred at his baptism, which took place in the parish of San Sebastian in Caleruga. While the water was being poured on Read more…
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St. Catherine of Alexandria
Photo and description by Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P.- Our Lady Blessing the Sleeping Friars One night St Dominic came upon a heavenly trio as he made his way through the dormitory of the brethren. Three radiant women came toward him as the one in the center made the sign of the cross with an asperges Read more…
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