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	Dominic de Guzman - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Dominic was a native of Old Castille in Spain and a contemporary of St. Francis of Assisi.
		Dominic was educated in the schools of Palencia, afterwards a university, where he devoted six years to the arts and four to theology.
		But while it may not be proved that Dominic himself passed the sentence of death or applied the torch to the faggots with his own hand, he is by no means absolved from all complicity in those frightful slaughters, or from all responsibility for the subsequent establishment of the Holy Inquisition.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Dominic_de_Guzman (1787 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint Dominic de Guzman
		When she was pregnant, his mother had a vision that her unborn child was a dog who would set the world on fire with a torch it carried in its mouth; a dog with a torch in its mouth became a symbol for the order which he founded, the Dominicans.
		Dominic is often credited with the invention of the rosary; it actually pre-dates him, but he certainly spread devotion to it, and used it to strengthen his own spiritual life.
		Dominic possessed such great integrity and was so strongly motivated by divine love, that without a doubt he proved to be a bearer of honor and grace.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintd02.htm (713 words)

	Dominic de Guzman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Dominic is the patron saint of astronomers and the Dominican Republic.
		Dominic (in Spanish, Domingo) was born in Caleruega, half-way between Osma and Aranda in Old Castile, Spain.
		Dominic was educated in the schools of Palencia, afterwards a university, where he devoted six years to the arts and four to theology.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dominic_de_Guzman (1733 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Dominic
		Saint Dominic, with the permission of Foulques, Bishop of Toulouse, established a convent at Prouille in 1206.
		Simon de Montfort and formed with him that intimate friendship which was to last till the death of the brave crusader under the walls of Toulouse (25 June, 1218).
		In November, 1215, an ecumenical council was to meet at Rome "to deliberate on the improvement of morals, the extinction of heresy, and the strengthening of the faith".
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05106a.htm (3619 words)

	Saint Dominic
		His parents, Felix Guzman and Jane of Aza, undoubtedly belonged to the nobility of Spain, though probably neither was connected with the reigning house of Castile, as some of the saint's biographers assert.
		Dominic was at the side of de Montfort at the siege of Lavaur in 1211, and again with him in 1212 at the capture of La Penne d'Ajen.
		In the latter part of 1212 Dominic was at Pamiers, laboring at the invitation of de Montfort for the restoration of religion and morality.
	www.3op.org /stdominic.php (3348 words)

	History of St Dominic
		Dominic de Guzman was born about 1170 in the town of Caleruega in north-central Spain.
		As a third son, Dominic, in the ordinary course of events, would have been trained for the military, but his mother’s pleading and his evident talent of study set the course for him to study for the priesthood at the university of Palencia.
		Dominic foresaw that one might preach in many ways, and in many media; so he made Veritas the motto of the Order and did not limit the ways or means by which one might preach it.
	www.opedmonds.org /historystdom.htm (651 words)

	Southern Dominican Vocations - Saint Dominic
		Dominic de Guzmán (1170 – August 6, 1221) was the founder of the Friars Preachers, popularly called the Dominicans, a Catholic religious order.
		Dominic was born in Caleruega, half-way between Osma and Aranda in Old Castile, Spain at the castle of the Guzmáns.
		Finally Dominic gathered a number of men who remained faithful to the vision of active witness to the Albigensians as well as a way of preaching which combined intellectual rigour with a popular and approachable style.
	www.opvocation.org /dominic.htm (1079 words)

	WELCOME TO ADRIAN DOMINICAN SISTERS
		Dominic embraced a life of poverty, prayer and study which appealed to the heretics, through which he was able to preach the truth of God's word and help many to return to the Catholic faith.
		Dominic believed that preaching should be supported by study so that the preached word would not be an empty word; by community, where the preacher found support and challenge; by a life of contemplation on the Gospel message; and by ministry, especially with those most in need on the margins of society.
		In 1215, Dominic was able to establish his headquarters in Toulouse, and the idea of an order of preachers began to take shape: a body of highly trained priests on a monastic basis, bound by vows with emphasis on poverty, but devoted to the active work of preaching and teaching anywhere and everywhere.
	www.admc-op.org /whoweare/dominic.cfm (520 words)

	Dominican History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Dominic de Guzman was a man with a dream, a dream that became a reality.
		As Dominic traveled beyond the borders of his own country, he encountered for the first time the great need of the people to hear the Word of God preached well and in a way that would respond to their spiritual longing.
		Dominic soon realized that, in order to be a credible preacher, his life had to be rooted in the Gospel he proclaimed.
	www.sinsinawa.org /AboutUs/History/Dominican_History.html (389 words)

	Dominicans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Dominican belief and practice are based upon the statutes of the order's founder Dominic de Guzman (ca.
		Dominic taught that his followers should adopt a life of total poverty in imitation of the early Christian apostles and place themselves on the same level as the poorest classes of society.
		The Dominicans were founded in 1216 by Dominic de Guzman with the purpose of preaching Christian doctrine in the new cities of Europe and to those who had moved away from the church.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/christ/west/domin.html (427 words)

	Saint Dominic Summary
		Dominic was born to the well-to-do Guzmán family in the town of Caleruega in northern Spain.
		Dominic's thought has survived not in his writings, for only a few of his letters are extant, but rather in the formative guidance that he gave to the first two general chapters of the order in 1220 and 1221.
		The influence of Dominic perdures in the shared vision of a religious family of men and women dedicated to preaching the gospel to all people while living in a community that is committed to common prayer and simplicity and whose members are jointly responsible for their life and mission.
	www.bookrags.com /Saint_Dominic (3644 words)

	Life of saint Dominic : Childhood in Castille
		Our knowledge of Dominic de Guzman's life is chiefly based on the Libellus of Jordan of Saxony, his successor as head of the Order of Preachers which Dominic founded.
		Unlike the Franciscans, the early followers of St. Dominic never showed much interest in their founder's cult and seemed to have feared that too much popular devotion to him might hinder the mission he had entrusted to them.
		Dominic was born between 1171 and 1173 in the Castilian village of Caleruega, son of Felix de Guzman and Jane of Aza of the Spanish nobility.
	www.op.org /international/english/History/childhood.htm (470 words)

	Saints - Dominic de Guzman
		At the age of 26, Dominic became a cathedral canon to a bishop whose mission was to convert Albigensians back to the orthodox teachings of the Church.
		At that time, most heresies and other false teachings were delt with by force by the likes of Simon de Montfort, whose armies leveled entire cities and slaughtered many of the cities' inhabitants in the south of France.
		Dominic, however, believed that the most effective way to counteract these errors was by reason.
	www.scborromeo.org /saints/dominic.htm (146 words)

	Dominic de Guzman: Joyful Friar
		When Dominic de Guzman (1170 -1221) founded the Order of Preachers, or Dominicans, at the beginning of the 13th century the world he knew was in turmoil.
		The passion of Dominic's life became the centerpiece of his way of life -- to preach the gospel wherever its good news needed to be heard.
		Dominic shared his intense desire to know God more deeply, and his own devotion to prayer and study gave witness to this.
	www.domlife.org /BeingDominican/WhoWeAre/DominicdeGuzman.htm (334 words)

	Biography: Dominic, preacher, friar, missionary (8 August 1221) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Dominic was born in Castile, in Spain, in 1170.
		Dominic and his bishop undertook to study the Albigensian beliefs and to engage in public debates with their opponents.
		Dominic continued to preach and to debate where he could, and in 1215 he founded an order of preachers, who were to live in poverty, and devote themselves to studying philosophy and theology and to combatting false doctrine by logical argument rather than by the use of force.
	elvis.rowan.edu /~kilroy/JEK/08/08.html (535 words)

	St. Dominic
		Dominic (surname de Guzman) was a native of Calaroga, Spain.
		Dominic studied for the priesthood and was named one of the official "chapter of canons" of the cathedral of Osma.
		Dominic was clearly a genius as well as a saint, an organizer as well as a mystic.
	www.stthomasirondequoit.com /SaintsAlive/id287.htm (716 words)

	Dominic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Several saints have borne this name, including the 13th-century founder of the Dominican order of friars.
		Dominic of the Mother of God (1792–1849), English theologian.
		Dominic-He is a chipper dandy lad often seen wandering the plains of North West devon."I love to enjoy a tot of brandy and a good long talk about politics over a game of back gammon"-Dominic B memoirs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dominic (160 words)

	SAINT BENEDICT
		There Dominic began to be noticed for the spiritual qualities that were to characterize his life: a completely selfless love of God, a profound understanding of the needs of the soul, and a warm desire to help other men satisfy those needs by bringing them the word of God.
		Dominic soon saw the reason for this: the Albigenses, who believed that matter was evil and that earthly existence was best ended by suicide, led lives of fanatical austerity; the Cistercians were not nearly as self-denying and went about the country with servants and rich equipages.
		Dominic followed the orthodox army, doing what he could to bring a little mercy into the conduct of the war, which was fought with viciousness on both sides.
	www.stfrancisvernon.org /stdominic.htm (1015 words)

	Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary : Saint Dominic de Guzman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Dominic lived with his parents in their fortress home until he reached the age of reason — seven — at which age he was old enough to be educated.
		Dominic developed a reputation among his classmates for sanctity; it was not long before his fame was noticed by Martin de Bazan, bishop of Osma.
		Dominic traveled from one town to the next, winning debates and impressing his audience by the degree of austerity with which he lived his life.
	www.catholicism.org /st-dominic.html (4904 words)

	Saints #1: Dominic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Blessed Jane of Aza, the mother of St. Dominic had a dream before Dominic was conceived in which she saw a dog with a lit torch in its mouth which lit the world on fire.
		Dominic’s encounter with the heretics inspired him to gather a team of preachers to call the people back to Christian faith and values.
		Dominic is shown with a star (5 pointed, usually an 8 pointed) over his head, a walking staff, a book with the words: “Vade et praedicare"-- go and preach, and wearing the rosary.
	www.svfparish.org /Images/tour/saints01.htm (249 words)

	Saint Dominic
		His father, Don Felix de Guzmán, held the post of royal warden of the village; his mother, a woman of unusual sanctity, was to become Blessed Joan of Aza.
		Dominic received a vision from Our Lady who showed him a wreath of roses, and told him to say the rosary daily, and teach it to all who would listen.
		Dominic is often credited with the invention of the rosary, but it predates him.
	members.chello.nl /~l.de.bondt/Dominicus.htm (671 words)

	August 8 Saints of the Day
		St. Dominic founded the Dominicans, the Order of Friars Preachers (Dominicans), a new kind or Order where the members are ready to move to any place they may be needed at any time.
		St. Dominic was offered to be a Bishop, but he couldn't imagine himself all his life in the same Dioceses, so he went around and founded the Dominicans at Toulouse, in France, in 1215...
		Dominic sensed the need for the Church to combat this heresy, and was commissioned to be part of the preaching crusade against it.
	religion-cults.com /saints/august8.htm (1007 words)

	Saint Dominic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Dominic accompanied his holy bishop in 1203 to the Marches of France, in the Languedoc region, because of a royal wedding.
		Dominic, often alone, continued at the task for years, all the while serving the victims of violence.
		Dominic, in a nearby church, heard the cries of bystanders and soldiers.
	www.stdomytn.org /dominic (1389 words)

	FST 101 The College Experience (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		While his mother was carrying him she had a dream in which she bore in her womb a dog who broke away from her and ran through the world setting it on fire with a torch it carried in its mouth.
		While traveling with his bishop, Dominic was pushed into the raging battle over the Albigensian heresy that was going on within the Church and from that moment Dominic's life was never the same.
		Dominic was a man ahead his times in his attitude toward women.
	www.molloy.edu /academic/fst/st__dominic.html (566 words)

	Dominic de Guzman
		The founder of the Dominican Order was Dominic de Guzman, a native of Old Castille in Spain.
		Dominic was an austere intellectual who saw God's truth as a rational ideology, and the order he founded was devoted chiefly to scholarship and teaching, guiding the thoughts and education of men.
		For many years Dominic labored in the Albigensian territories, striving to recall the heretical sect to the church through the arts of preaching and persuasion.
	www.latter-rain.com /eccles/domini.htm (236 words)

	Mission & Ministry, Miami, Florida - Barry University
		Born in Old Castile, on the border of Christian Spain, around 1170, Dominic de Guzman was the son of a governor.
		Dominic knew that he would have to challenge the heretics in a totally innovative manner; other attempts had tried and failed.
		Dominic would propose a democratic form of government for the Order in a time when the only form of government in Europe was monarchy.
	www.barry.edu /campusMinistry/dominicans/stDominicGuzman.htm (846 words)

	St. Dominic
		His father, Don Felix de Guzman, held the post of royal warden of the village; his mother, a woman of unusual sanctity, was to become Blessed Joan of Aza.
		Dominic had no illusions as to the righteousness or efficacy of establishing orthodoxy by armed force, nor had he himself anything to do with the episcopal courts of the Inquisition which were set up in southern France to work with the civil power.
		The story goes that in a dream Dominic saw the sinful world threatened by the divine anger but saved by the intercession of the Virgin, who pointed out to her Son two figures, one of whom Dominic recognized as himself, while the other was a stranger.
	www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/DOMINIC.htm (3064 words)

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