Dominic, Spanish Religious Founder (1170-1221)

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by Fra Angelico

Just the Facts:

• Name: Dominic
• Also known as: Santo Domingo (Saint Dominic); Dominic of Osma; Dominic of Caleruega; Dominic de Guzmán
• Birth: August 8, 1170, Caleruega, Kingdom of Castile
• Death: August 6, 1221, Bologna, Italy
• Language: Latin, Spanish
• Who he was: Spanish saint and religious founder; traditional founder of the practice of the Rosary. "The Nine Ways of Prayer of St. Dominic" are by another author; Dominic may have written the Constitutions of the Dominicans, and three letters.

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