DOMINIC, SAINT

born c. 1170, , Caleruega, Castile died Aug. 6, 1221, Bologna, Romagna; canonized July 3, 1234; feast day August 8 Spanish in full Santo Domingo De Guzmn founder of the Order of Friars Preachers (Dominicans), a religious order of mendicant friars with a universal mission of preaching, a centralized organization and government, and a great emphasis on scholarship. Additional reading The fully documented modern biography is that of M.-H. Vicaire, Saint Dominic and His Times (1964). The best biography in English is Bede Jarrett, Life of Saint Dominic (11701221), 2nd ed. (1934, reissued 1964). William A. Hinnebusch, The History of the Dominican Order, vol. 1 (1966), details Dominic's life and the development of the order.