Saint
Saint Dominic
- Country / origin
- Spain — France — Italy
- Life
- c. 1170 – 1221
- Feast
- 8 August
- Canonised
- 1234
Awaiting theological review
Who was this?
A Castilian priest who founded the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) to preach the Gospel with study, poverty and charity.
Patron of
- preachers
- astronomers
- the Dominican Republic
When to ask for intercession
- before preaching or teaching
- to seek the truth with charity
A short prayer
Saint Dominic, intercede for me, that I may love the truth and share it with gentleness.
Written for Lumen as a simple personal prayer of intercession — not a liturgical text.
What we know — and how
Historians debate
The tradition that Mary gave Dominic the Rosary appears in the 15th century; historians see the Rosary developing gradually.
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