Saint Dominic

Saint

Dominic

OP
Saint; Dominic; OP
	Santo Domingo de Guzmán, portrait by the Spanish painter Claudio Coello in 1670
Born	Domingo Félix de Guzmán y Aza; 8 August 1170; Caleruega, Kingdom of Castile
Died	6 August 1221 (aged 50); Bologna, Kingdom of Italy, Holy Roman Empire
Venerated in	Catholic Church; Anglican Communion; Lutheranism;
Canonized	13 July 1234, Rieti Cathedral by Pope Gregory IX
Major shrine	Basilica of San Domenico
Feast	8 August; 4 August (pre-1970 General Roman Calendar);
Attributes	Dominican habit, dog, star above his head, lilies, Dominical rule, staff, rosary
Patronage	Astronomers, Natural Sciences; Archdiocese of Fuzhou; astronomy; Dominican Republic; Santo Domingo Pueblo, Valletta, Birgu (Malta), Campana, Calabria, Managua

Saint Dominic, OP (Spanish: Santo Domingo; 8 August 1170 – 6 August 1221), also known as Dominic de Guzmán (Spanish: [ɡuθˈman]), was a Castilian Catholic priest and the founder of the Dominican Order. He is the patron saint of astronomers and natural scientists. He is alternatively called Dominic of Osma, Dominic of Caleruega, and Domingo Félix de Guzmán.

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