Dominic of Silos
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Dominic of Silos was a Spanish monk, to whom the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos, where he served as the abbot, is dedicated. He is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church. His feast day is 20 Decem
Saint Dominic enthroned as Abbot by Bartolomé Bermejo (15th century)
Ferdinand welcomes Domingo de Silos by Martín Bernat and Bartolomé Bermejo, 1477-79
Joan of Aza
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Juana de Aza is the name gradually developed in hagiographical tradition for the mother of Saint Dominic and Bl. Manés de Guzmán. In the final form of this tradition, she is said to have been born in
Dominic of Silos
…dedicated to him as early as 1085. His annual feast day is celebrated on 20 December. The mother of the better-known Saint Dominic of Guzmán, the Blessed Joan of Aza, is said to have prayed at his shrine before she was able to conceive the son she named for him. That son would grow up to found the Dominican Order…
Juana de Aza with her son St Dominic
Joan of Aza