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Saint Dominic

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Saint Dominic

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Also known as de Caleruega, Saint Domingo, Domingo de, Saint Guzmán, Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Saint Dominicus, Saint Domenico, Saint Dominikus, Domingo de, Saint Caleruega, di Guzman, Saint Domenico

founder of the Dominican Order (1170–1221)

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Saint Dominic was a male Catholic priest and friar born in 1170 in Caleruega. He was a citizen of the Kingdom of Leon and belonged to the House of Guzmán, with his mother identified as Joan of Aza and his sibling as Manés de Guzmán. He spoke Spanish and practiced Catholicism.

He served as the Master General of the Order of Friars Preachers and held the position of superior general. Dominic was a member of the Dominican Order. He died on August 6, 1221, in Bologna and is buried in the Arca di San Domenico.

He is recognized as a Catholic saint with feast days observed on August 7, August 8, and August 15. His name has also been recorded as Dominique and Saint Dominique de Calaroga.

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Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1960-09-27

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5 total works indexed

  1. A global reference for human genetic variation

    · 2015 · cited 17,770x

  2. Global and regional diabetes prevalence estimates for 2019 and projections for 2030 and 2045: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition

    · 2019 · cited 8,974x

  3. Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls

    · 2007 · cited 7,929x

  4. THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY EXPLORER (WISE): MISSION DESCRIPTION AND INITIAL ON-ORBIT PERFORMANCE

    · 2010 · cited 7,215x

  5. Recent developments in photocatalytic water treatment technology: A review

    · 2010 · cited 4,880x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Kingdom of Leon
Place of birth
Caleruega
Place of death
Bologna
Mother
Joan of Aza
Sibling
Manés de Guzmán
Occupation
friar
Position held
Master General of Order of Friars Preachers
Educated at
University of Palencia
Languages spoken
Spanish
Religion
Catholicism
Family
House of Guzmán
Image
SaintDominic.jpg
Religious order
Dominican Order
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Commons category
Saint Dominic
feast day
August 8
date of birth
1170-00-00
date of death
1221-08-06
canonization status
saint
topic's main category
Category:Saint Dominic
described by source
Wikitólica
place of burial
Arca di San Domenico
P6482
Saint Dominic
name
Saint Dominique de Calaroga
P8168
OpenDisc
subject has role
Confessor of the Faith
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Encyclopedic overview

Dominic de Guzmán OP ( Spanish: [ɡuθˈman]; 8 August 1170 – 6 August 1221), almost exclusively known as Saint Dominic (Spanish: Santo Domingo), was a Castilian religious priest and the founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). He is the patron saint of astronomers and natural scientists, and he and the Dominicans are traditionally credited with spreading and popularizing the rosary.

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