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St.
Dominic was the founder of the Dominican Order. Domingo Guzman
(1170-1221)
was born in Castile. At an early age he became canon of Osma Cathedral
and accompanied his bishop to Languedoc to join the Cistercians in
their
efforts to convert the heretical Albigenstans. At the death of the
bishop
in 1207, Dominic became prior of the mission, preaching ceaselessly,
living
a simple life among the laymen and surrounded by a few companions with
whom he prayed, studied and made penance. Dominic's apostolate failed,
but in 1215 he travelled to the Lateran Council in Rome and the
following
year obtained approval from Pope Innocent III to found an order of
Friar
preachers.
St. Dominic is nearly always
depicted wearing the white robes and black cope of Dominican habit.
See: Alessandro Botticelli St.
Dominic.
Cimabue Madonna
and Child Enthroned with Two Angels and St. Francis and St. Dominic.
Fra Angelico. Madonna
with Angels and the Saints Dominic and Catherine.
El Greco. St. Dominic in Prayer.
Domenico and David Ghirlandaio and Bartolomeo di Giovanni
Madonna
and Child Enthroned with Two Angels, St. Dionysius the Aereopagite and
St. Dominic, Pope Clement and St. Thomas Aquinas.
Lorenzo Lotto St.
Dominic Polyptych.
Hans Memling The
Virgin and Child between St. James and St. Dominic.
Cosme Tura. St.
Dominic.
Recommended reading:
The
Book of Saints: The Lives of the Saints According to the Liturgical
Calendar
by George Angelini, Victor Hoagland (Editor). Regina Press, Malhame
&
Company, 1986.
St.
Dominic and the Rosary by Catherine Beebe. Ignatius Press,
1996.
A
Retreat With Our Lady, Dominic & Ignatius: Praying With Our Bodies
(Retreat With-- Series) by Betsey Beckman, Nina O'Connor, J. Michael
Sparough.
St Anthony Messenger Press, 1997.
15
Days of Prayer With Saint Dominic by Alain Quilici,
Victoria
Hebert (Translator), Denis Sabourin (Translator). Liguori Publications,
2001.
In
the Image of St. Dominic: Nine Portraits of Dominican Life
by Guy Bedouelle. Ignatius Press, 1994.