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
Juana de Aza with her son St Dominic
Joan of Aza
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
Joan of Aza
…daughter. When the two older boys were grown, she went to the Abbey church at Silos to pray for another son. She is said to have had a dream in which St. Dominic of Silos told her that she would have a son, who would be a shining light to the Church. She decided to name the child Dominic. According to Dominican tradition…
Saint Dominic enthroned as Abbot by Bartolomé Bermejo (15th century)
Ferdinand welcomes Domingo de Silos by Martín Bernat and Bartolomé Bermejo, 1477-79