Dominic de Guzmán
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Dominic de Guzmán, almost exclusively known as Saint Dominic, was a Castilian religious priest and the founder of the Order of Preachers. He is the patron saint of astronomers and natural scientists,
Santo Domingo de Guzmán, portrait by the Portuguese-Spanish painter Claudio Coello in 1670
A picture of St Dominic accompanied by Simon de Montfort raising the crucifix against the Cathars by Daniel van den Dyck
The vision of St. Dominic receiving the rosary from the Virgin by Bernardo Cavallino
Saint Dominic in prayer by El Greco
San Domenico, Bologna
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The Basilica of San Domenico is one of the major churches in Bologna, Italy. The remains of Saint Dominic, founder of the Order of Preachers, are buried inside the exquisite shrine Arca di San Domenic
Dominic de Guzmán
…of Pope Gregory IX, Dominic was canonized in 1234. In 1267 Dominic's remains were moved to the shrine, made by Nicola Pisano and his workshop for the Church of St. Dominic in Bologna. Dominic is commonly but apocryphally associated with the Inquisition. Historical sources from Dominic's own time period reveal nothing about his…
The church of San Domenico with column of St Dominic
In front, tomb of Rolandino de’ Passeggeri; behind : the tomb of Egidio Foscarari.
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St. Dominic's chapel