Description
The St. Dominic Medal is a small, nickel-plated medal with the image of Saint Dominic on it. The medal is 2.5x1.5mm in size, and is meant to be worn as a chaplet. Saint Dominic is venerated as the patron saint of falsely accused people, astronomers, and the Dominican Republic. He was born in Spain in 1170, and died in 1221. He is also the patron saint of Bologna, Italy. Saint Dominic is canonized in 1234, and is the major shrine in San Domenico, Bologna, Italy. The feast day for Saint Dominic is August 8.
St Dominic Medal
2.5 x 1.5mm
Nickel plated
Saint Dominic
Saint Dominic, portrayed in the
Perugia Altarpiece
by
Fra Angelico
.
Founder
Born
1170
Caleruega
,
Kingdom of Castile
(present-day
Castile-Leon
,
Spain
)
Died
August 6, 1221
Bologna
(present-day
Emilia-Romagna
,
Italy
)
Veneratedin
Roman Catholic Church
Anglican Church
Lutheranism
Canonized
1234
Major
shrine
San Domenico, Bologna
Feast
August 8
August 4 (pre-1970
General Roman Calendar
)
[
1
]
Attributes
Chaplet
,
dog
, star,
lilies
,
Dominican
Habit
, book and staff,
tonsure
[
2
]
Patronage
Astronomers; astronomy;
Dominican Republic
; falsely accused people;
Santo Domingo Pueblo
,
Valletta
,
Birgu
(
Malta
),
Managua
Feastday:
August 8
Patron:
of Astronomers; astronomy; Dominican Republic; falsely accused people; Santo Domingo Pueblo, Valletta, Birgu (Malta), Managua
Birth: 1170
Death: 1221
Saint Dominic was born in Caleruega, Spain in 1170. His parents were members of the Spanish nobility and related to the ruling family. His father was Felix Guzman, and was the royal warden of the village. His mother, Bl. Joan of Aza, was a holy woman in her own right.
According to one legend, his mother made a pilgrimage to an abbey at Silos. Legend says there were many signs of the great child she would bear. One of the most common legends says that during the pilgrimage, Joan had a dream of a dog leaping from her womb with a torch in its mouth. The animal "seemed to set the earth on fire." His parents named him Dominic a play on the words Domini canis, meaning the Lord's dog in Latin. An alternative, and possibly more likely story says he was named after St. Dominic de Silos, a Spanish monk who lived a century before.
It is known that Dominic was educated in Palencia, and he concentrated on theology and the arts. He spent six years studying theology and four the arts. He was widely acclaimed as an exemplary student by his professors. In 1191, a famine left many people desolate and homeless across Spain. Dominic sold everything he had, including his furniture and clothes and bought food for the poor. When he sold his manuscripts, required for study, he replied, "Would you have me study from these dead skins when people are dying of hunger?"
On two other occasions, Dominic attempted to sell himself into slavery to the Moors to obtain the freedom of others.
In 1194, Dominic joined a Benedictine order, the Canons Regular in Osma. He became the superior, or prior of the chapter in 1201.
In 1203 he joined his bishop, Diego de Acebo on a trip to Denmark. His mission was to help find a bride for Crown Prince Ferdinand. Although an agreement was made, the princess died before she could depart for Spain.
Her untimely death left the pair free to travel where th
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