Saint Dominic
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Saint Dominic, OP, also known as Dominic de Guzmán, was a Castilian Catholic priest and the founder of the Dominican Order. He is the patron saint of astronomers and natural scientists, and he and his order are traditionally credited with... Wikipedia
Born: August 8, 1170, Caleruega, Spain
Died: August 6, 1221 (age 50 years), Basilica of San Domenico, Bologna, Italy
Place of burial: Arca di San Domenico
Parents: Joan of Aza and Felix Nunez de Guzman
Siblings: Manés de Guzmán
Attributes: Dominican habit, dog, star above his head, lilies, Dominical rule, staff, rosary
Canonized: 13 July 1234, Rieti Cathedral by Pope Gregory IX