#St. Dominic

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I could never be a Dominican because I don’t know how to think

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Madonna in Herrlichkeit mit dem Christkind, zwei Engelsmusikern, St. Peter, St. Dominic, St. Paul und St. Jerome (Pesaro-Altarbild) von Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo (Undatiert, oil on panel)

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SAINT OF THE DAY (August 8)

On August 8, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Dominic de Guzman, who helped the cause of orthodoxy in the medieval Church by founding the Order of Preachers, also known as Dominicans.

“This great saint reminds us that in the heart of the Church, a missionary fire must always burn,” Pope Benedict XVI said in a February 2010 General Audience talk on the life of St. Dominic.

"In his life," the Pope said, “the search for God's glory and the salvation of souls went hand in hand.”

Born on 8 August 1170 in Caleruega, Spain, Dominic was the son of Felix Guzman and Joanna of Aza, members of the nobility.

He was named after Saint Dominic of Silos.

His mother would eventually be beatified by the Church, as would his brother Manes who became a Dominican. The family's oldest son Antonio also became a priest.

Dominic received his early education from his uncle, who was a priest, before entering the University of Palencia where he studied for ten years.

In one notable incident from this period, he sold his entire collection of rare books to provide for the relief of the poor in the city.

After his ordination to the priesthood, Dominic was asked by Bishop Diego of Osma to participate in local church reforms.

He spent nine years in Osma, pursuing a life of intense prayer, before being called to accompany the bishop on a piece of business for King Alfonso IX of Castile in 1203.

While traveling in France with the bishop, Dominic observed the bad effects of the Albigensian heresy, which had taken hold in southern France during the preceding century.

The sect revived an earlier heresy, Manicheanism, which condemned the material world as an evil realm not created by God.

Dreading the spread of heresy, Dominic began to think about founding a religious order to promote the truth.

In 1204, he and Bishop Diego were sent by Pope Innocent III to assist in the effort against the Albigensians, which eventually involved both military force and theological persuasion.

In France, Dominic engaged in doctrinal debates and set up a convent whose rule would eventually become a template for the life of female Dominicans.

He continued his preaching mission from 1208 to 1215, during the intensification of the military effort against the Albigensians.

In 1214, Dominic's extreme physical asceticism caused him to fall into a coma, during which the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to him and instructed him to promote the prayer of the Rosary.

Its focus on the incarnation and life of Christ directly countered the Albigensian attitude towards matter as evil.

During that same year, Dominic returned to Tolouse and obtained the bishop's approval of his plan for an order dedicated to preaching.

He and a group of followers gained local recognition as a religious congregation, and Dominic accompanied Tolouse's bishop to Rome for an ecumenical council in 1215.

The council stressed the Church's need for better preaching but also set up a barrier to the institution of new religious orders.

Dominic, however, obtained papal approval for his plan in 1216 and was named as the Pope's chief theologian.

The Order of Preachers expanded in Europe with papal help in 1218.

The founder spent the last several years of his life building up the order and continuing his preaching missions, during which he is said to have converted some 100,000 people.

After several weeks of illness, St. Dominic died in Italy on 6 August 1221.

He was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 13 July 1234.

He is the patron saint of astronomers, natural scientists, falsely accused people, the Dominican Republic, and other locales throughout the world.

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3 Tips from St. Dominic for when the Church disappoints us

I’ve met a lot of people who are disorientated by the repeated scandals in the Church. These people are not direct victims of crimes committed by priests or religious, nor are they guilty for what has happened. But their faith has been shaken by these events. And for good reason! I confess that I don’t […]3 Tips from St. Dominic for when the Church disappoints us

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What’s the difference between a Greyfriar, a Blackfriar, a Whitefriar, a Bluefriar, and a Chicken Fryer? If St. Francis talked to birds, did the birds talk back? If the Franciscans had run the Inquisition instead of the Dominicans, would it have been a kinder, gentler Inquisition? Watch and learn of the origin of Friars; St. Francis and the Franciscans; St. Dominic and the Dominicans; Tertiaries and Mystics; and the Beghards.

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"You are my companion and must walk with me. For if we hold together, no earthly power can withstand us."

St. Dominic to St. Francis, his good friend.

Saints lore blowing my mind 🤯

Did you know St. Dominic and St. Francis met one day and they became homies?

And it's really cool that even the two orders visit each of their founder's feast day, representing the union of their friendship even years after their passing.

I loved all the different icons and art of my favorite saints together. And it genuinely suprised me that they actually met and became friends through their mutual goal and faith.

This is also one of my first where I put more people in it 'cause was important I depicted them with their followers.

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Silos's pharmacy.

In the ancient Abbey of Saint Dominic of Silos, the old pharmacy has been preserved to these days. In old times, it had a botanic garden, a pharmaceutical laboratory, a very interesting library and hundreds of earthenware pots for potions and remedies.

More information about the Abbey here (EN):

The monastery dates back to the Visigothic period of the 7th century. In the 10th century, the abbey was called San Sebastián de Silos, but acquired its current name when Dominic of Silos was entrusted to renovate the abbey by Fernando the Great, King of Castile and León. Dominic had been prior of the Monasteries of San Millán de la Cogolla before being driven out with two of his fellow monks by King García Sánchez III of Navarre, for opposing the king's intention to annex the monastery's lands.

Ps. Thanks to all the people who has reblogged and liked this post. 😊

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i can post this now that people understand fr valencia and wachi a bit more

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Saint Dominic

1170 - 1221 

Feast Day: August 8 (New), August 4 (Trad)

Patronage: Astronomers, astronomy, Dominican Republic, falsely accused people, stargazing

Saint Dominic Guzman was a Spanish priest and founder of the Dominican Order. He is the patron saint of astronomy and science, a reflection of his lifelong love of learning and teaching. When Dominic was baptized as a baby, his mother reportedly saw a star shining from his chest. In portraits, he is often depicted with a star shining on or above his head. And although there is no evidence that St. Dominic ever studied astronomy himself, this aspect of scientific learning was well known when St. Dominic attended university, and it's certainly possible that he was exposed to the mysteries of the heavens.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

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endless gifs of dom howard [14/∞]

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MUSE - SIMULATION THEORY FILM The Dark Side

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Criston making Alicent give him his favor ohhhhh the layers of chivalric romance are INSANEEEEEE!! Chivalric romance is of course, a facsimile, a public display of courtly behavior that at its ideal execution conveys a chaste, pure, non-sexual regard, a way to put nasty issues like sex and violence in pretty terms. Alicent’s furious with Criston at this moment and Criston is mad at her for making him babysit her brother, and also they had sex last night, but they’re in public so instead he does the asshole move of making her play along with the old chivalry script, the same one that made her give a favor to Daemon Targaryen once.

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Shoutout to Dominic Keating in ‘Desmond’s’. Gotta be one of my favourite genders.

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Some cellphone shots of questionable quality from ST-CHI this past weekend.

I'm glad I finally decided to go to one of these. Cons have always kind of freaked me out (crowds, stress, etc...) but this one was so calm and easy-going. It was super fun, and I was really happy to see some of my favorites on stage.

And fwiw, I've barely been keeping up with all the new Trek, but even still the panels for Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks were just hilarious-- especially Lower Decks, they had the audience rolling.

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WHAT A YEAR TO BE ALIVE-