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	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.
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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Dominic
		Saint Dominic participated in the stirring scenes that followed, but always on the side of mercy, wielding the arms of the spirit while others wrought death and desolation with the sword.
		That Dominic and his companions might possess a fixed source of revenue Foulques made him chaplain of Fanjeaux and in July, 1215, canonically established the community as a religious congregation of his diocese, whose mission was the propagation of true doctrine and good morals, and the extirpation of heresy.
		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".
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	St. Dominic
		Dominic, founder of the great order of preaching friars which bears his name, was born in the year 1170 at Calaruega, Castile, Spain, of a noble family with illustrious connections.
		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.
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	Saint Dominic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Dominic was born about 1170 in Castile, the youngest of four children.
		In 1201 the chapter's prior was elected bishop of Osma, and Dominic succeeded him as prior.
		Dominic spent the remaining years of his life traveling extensively for the purposes of organizing his Order, starting friaries and convents and preaching.
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	History of St Dominic
		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.
		Dominic gathered together a group of nine women and established a convent at Prouille, France, and there the women participated, through prayer and good works, in the preaching activities of the brethren.
	www.opedmonds.org /historystdom.htm (651 words)

	History of St. Dominic
		On the night of July 22, 1206, the feast of Saint Mary Magdalen, on a hill of Fanjeaux overlooking the little town of Prouille on the plain, Saint Dominic saw what appeared to be a globe of fire descending upon a shrine of Our Lady.
		Saint Mary Magdalen, the penitent Apostle to the Apostles, therefore, would become the patroness and mother not only of the converted nuns of Prouille but of the Order of Preachers about to be born.
		Dominic, in a nearby church, heard the cries of bystanders and soldiers.
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	Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of March 9
		Saint Bosa was a Benedictine monk at Whitby, England, under Saint Hilda.
		Dominic was one of ten children of a peasant flsmith and a seamstress.
		Dominic Savio is the patron saint of Pueri Cantors, choirs, choirboys, boys, and juvenile delinquents (White).
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	Lives of the Saints, December 20, Saint Dominic of Silos, Saint Philogonius
		Saint Dominic, a Saint of the eleventh century, was given the surname of Silos because of his long sojourn in the monastery of that name.
		At his tomb Saint Joan of Aza, mother of Saint Dominic of Guzman, Founder of the Order which bears his name, later obtained the birth of her son, baptized under the name of his holy patron.
		Saint Philogonius, born in Antioch in the third century, was educated for the law and appeared at the bar with great success.
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	Dominic, Saint on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Bertrand de Broc et Dominic Vittet (Myrialis) à leur arrivée à Dakar Bertrand de Broc, associé à Dominic Vittet sur Myrial.
		Saints pull in reins on Sacopee's reign ; St. Dominic takes its turn winning a softball rivalry, beating the defending Class C champions.
		Dominic dominates NYA in slugfest ; Without their ace on the mound, the Panthers fail to catch the Saints, losing 14-11 to end a 30-game streak.
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	Saints - Dominic de Guzman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Saint Dominic was born into nobility in Calarvega, Spain.
		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.
		Saint Dominic founded the Order of Preachers, which is known today as the Dominicans.
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	St. Dominic
		Some historians assert that during the sack of Beziers, Dominic appeared in the streets of that city, cross in hand, interceding for the lives of the women and children, the aged and the infirm.
		The testimony of the most reliable historians tends to prove that the saint was neither in the city nor in its vicinity when Beziers was sacked by the crusaders.
		It was probably 1 September, 1209, that Saint Dominic first came in contact with 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).
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	Courtly Lives - Saint Dominic, Patron Saint of the Dominican Republic
		Saint Dominic was born Dominic de Guzman (1170?-1221), circa 1170, in Calaruega, Castile, Spain..
		At age seven, Dominic was placed in the care of his maternal uncle, a parish priest at the collegiate church of Gumiel d-Izan (near Calaruega).
		Dominic is the patron saint of astronomers, the Dominican Republic, and Cologne.
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	Saint Dominic
		Born Dominic Guzman in 1170 in Calaroga, Castile, Spain.
		Our Blessed Lady made known to St. Dominic, a kind of preaching then unknown; which she said would be one of the most powerful weapons against future errors and in future difficulties.
		Dominic was appointed master general of the order in 1220, by Pope Honorius III.
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	St. Dominic Savio - Saint of the Day - American Catholic
		Born into a peasant family at Riva, Italy, young Dominic joined St. John Bosco as a student at the Oratory in Turin at the age of 12.
		Dominic's health, always frail, led to lung problems and he was sent home to recuperate.
		Even after his death, his youth marked him as a misfit among the saints and some argued that he was too young to be canonized.
	www.americancatholic.org /Features/SaintOfDay?id=1318 (443 words)

	History of St. Dominic - page 2
		From then on, Saint Dominic was often seen on the road carrying a walking stick and the Epistles of Saint Paul.
		Dominic, having received a revelation from God, called the brethren to the chapter room to announce the proximate deaths of four friars, two physically and two spiritually.
		Dominic is a saint because of his great charity, not because of his miracles, yet the greatness of his miracles is a sign of his love.
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	Saint Dominic Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Dominic was the second child in a family of ten.
		His last words were, "What a beautiful thing I see!" Dominic is a true model for youth, since he lived a simple life of virtue--one that can be imitated by boys and girls of all ages.
		Dominic once wrote to a friend, "Here we make sanctity consist in being joyful at all times and in faithfully performing our duties".
	www.saskschools.ca /~stdom/stdominic.html (184 words)

	August 8 Saint (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Dominic was born in Castile, Spain, in 1170.
		Dominic also encouraged the people to be humble and to make sacrifices.
		Dominic was a brilliant preacher, while St. Francis of Assisi was a humble beggar.
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	Dominic, Saint. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Dominic started a community for women converts at Prouille in 1206.
		An ancient tradition, often pictured, tells how the saint received the rosary from the Virgin Mary in a vision.
		It is also told that St. Dominic and St. Francis met and became friends in Rome, establishing a close tie between Franciscans and Dominicans that has continued to the present.
	www.bartleby.com /65/do/Dominic.html (267 words)

	Dominicans, Black Friars
		The necessity for such an order had become apparent to Dominic during his early attempts, about 1205, to convert the Albigenses; it was at that time that he resolved to devote his life to the evangelization of the heretical and the uneducated.
		The first Dominican house was founded at the Church of Saint Romain in Toulouse, from which, in 1217, Dominic sent some of his disciples to spread the movement elsewhere in France as well as to Spain.
		Dominic accompanied his bishop to Denmark on a diplomatic mission in 1203 and again in 1205.
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	Lives of the Saints, May 6, Saint Dominic Savio, St. John Before the Latin Gate
		Saint Dominic Savio was born in Riva di Chieri, Italy, on April 2, 1842.
		Don Bosco soon noted Dominic’s consuming quest for sanctity, and pointed out to the boy that the path to holiness is not necessarily among hair shirts and tortures of the flesh, but in the cheerful bearing and offering of each day’s small crosses.
		Steering the lad away from artificial practices, his loved master showed him that for a soul avid of penance, there is a superabundance to be had for the taking, through acceptance of the monotony and tribulations inseparable from the perfect fulfillment of the duties of one’s state of life.
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	Saint Dominic Church
		Saint Dominic School is a pre-k through grade five school located below Meriden Mountain on the beautiful grounds of Saint Dominic Church.
		Saint Dominic School is proud to be accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
		It is the nation’s oldest regional accrediting association whose mission is the establishment and maintenance of high standards for all levels of education, from pre-k to the doctoral level.
	www.saintdominicchurch.com /school_main.cfm (308 words)

	Saint Dominic
		O God, Who did vouchsafe to enlighten Your Church by the merits and teachings of blessed Dominic, Your confessor and our father, grant through his intercession that it may never be destitute of temporal help, and may always increase in spiritual growth.
		Wonderful Saintly Founder of the eloquent Order of Preachers and friend of Saint Francis of Assisi, you were a fiery defender of the Faith and a fighter against the darkness of heresy.
		O holy priest of God and glorious patriarch, St. Dominic, thou who was the friend, the well-beloved son and confidant of the Queen of Heaven, and didst work so many miracles by the power of the Holy Rosary, have regard for my necessities.
	www.nashvilledominican.org /Prayer/Prayers_and_Devotions/Saint_Dominic.htm (466 words)

	St. Dominic Savio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Dominic became more than a credit to Don Bosco's school—he single-handedly organized those who were to be the nucleus of Don Bosco's order.
		Dominic Savio was twelve when he met Don Bosco and organized a group of boys into the Company of the Immaculate Conception.
		For all that, Dominic was a normal, high-spirited boy who sometimes got into trouble with his teachers because he would often break out laughing.
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	Saint Dominic Savio
		If we put the founding of the Immaculate Conception Sodality by Dominic Savio together with the apostolic direction that he received from Don Bosco, it becomes clear that for Don Bosco Salesian Spirituality is always a forward movement of prayer motivating ministry and ministry motivating prayer.
		Dominic heard Don Bosco tell the boys that to keep on the path to heaven, they should do three things: "Go to Confession regularly choosing a steady confessor to whom you can unburden the heart, receive Communion often, and promote goodness among your friends." He observed that advice diligently.
		Dominic's mind was so clear and his voice so loud, that all thought he was fine and on his way to recovery.
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	St Dominic's Sixth Form College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Dominic's is a Roman Catholic Sixth Form College committed to the personal and spiritual growth of all its members based on Christian values, academic excellence and high quality pastoral care.
		St Dominic’s makes sure that students are given space and time to talk about many of the serious issues facing the world today.
		The mass for new students at the beginning of the year was once again an indicator of the level of support from parents for their son or daughter’s education at the College and I would like to thank all those who attended and the continuing generosity of parents supporting St Dominic’s in so many ways.
	www.stdoms.ac.uk (969 words)

	Dominic, Saint -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Niccolò takes his name from the tomb (arca in Italian) of St. Dominic in the church of S. Domenico, Bologna, where he made the canopy and most of the freestanding figures (1469–94).
		A Roman Catholic institution, Caldwell College was founded in 1939 by the Sisters of Saint Dominic.
		The Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt established the college in 1952.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9030873?tocId=9030873 (801 words)

	St. Gabriel Gift & Book Nook - Saint Dominic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		As a young priest, Dominic sat all night at a wooden table in a village tavern.
		This was the beginning of the great preaching career of Saint Dominic, the "Athlete of Christ" and founder of the order which bears his name.
		Saint Dominic led a life of excitement and adventure.
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	Dominican Documents: Foreword - Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The best way to look at a saint's life is through the eyes of his contemporaries, the people who knew him, saw him, spoke to him, and loved him.
		The second part embraces documents concerning Dominic's sanctity: the process of canonization (the official investigations into his life and miracles), the bull of canonization, St. Dominic's Nine Ways of Prayer, Sister Cecilia's account of Dominic's miracles, and Jordan of Saxony's prayer to St. Dominic.
		These Constitutions embody the thought and wishes of St. Dominic, although the actual wording (except for the first part which incorporates the legislation of the Premonstratensians) is probably that of Jordan of Saxony, written under Dominic's supervision.
	www.op.org /domcentral/trad/domdocs (998 words)

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