Blessed Aegidius (Giles) of Portugal
The son of a Portuguese nobleman, Aegidius abandoned his ecclesiastical vocation for alchemy and black magic following a…
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Dominican
22 saints
Blessed Albert the Great
Born in Swabia at the end of the 12th century, Albert the Great was one of the greatest geniuses of the Middle Ages, exc…
Blessed Alvarez of Cordoba
A Spanish Dominican of the 14th and 15th centuries, Alvarez of Cordova was a great preacher in Europe and Palestine. Con…
Saint Andrew of Peschiera (Andrew Grego)
An Italian Dominican of the 15th century, André Grego distinguished himself by his austerity from childhood and his refu…
Blessed Anthony Neyrot
A Dominican from Rivoli, Antoine Neyrot was captured by pirates and briefly renounced his faith in Tunis. Touched by gra…
Saint Antoninus of Florence
Born in Florence in 1389, Antoninus entered the Dominican Order after proving his determination by learning canon law by…
Blessed Benedict XI
Nicolas Bocasini, who became Benedict XI, was a Dominican pope of the early 14th century. Succeeding Boniface VIII durin…
Blessed Bernard of Santarem
A Dominican priest-sacristan in Santarem in the 13th century, Bernard taught catechism to young acolytes. The children r…
Blessed Bernard of Scammacca
A nobleman from Catania who led a dissolute youth, Bernard of Scammaca converted and joined the Dominicans. He distingui…
Blessed Bertrand of Garrigues
A faithful disciple of Saint Dominic born in the 12th century, Bertrand of Garrigues was a zealous missionary in Langued…
Blessed Dalmace Monier (Monner)
A 14th-century Catalan Dominican religious, Dalmace Monier was a renowned theologian and master of novices in Girona bef…
Blessed Francis of Posadas
A Dominican religious born in Cordoba in the 17th century, Francisco de Posadas distinguished himself by his early devot…
Saint Gonsalvo of Amarante
A 13th-century Portuguese priest, Gonçalo of Amarante retired as a hermit after a long pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Havi…
Blessed Jacobus de Voragine
An Italian Dominican of the 13th century, Jacobus de Voragine became Archbishop of Genoa, where he distinguished himself…
Blessed James of Ulm (The German)
Born in Ulm, James was first a soldier in the service of the King of Aragon before becoming a Dominican lay brother in B…
Blessed Jordan of Saxony
Successor to Saint Dominic as head of the Order of Preachers in the 13th century, Jordan of Saxony was a preacher of exc…
Saint Peter Gonzalez (Saint Elmo)
A Spanish nobleman who became a Dominican after a humiliating fall from his horse, Peter Gonzalez served as an advisor t…
Saint Peter of Verona (Peter Martyr)
Born in Verona to Cathar parents, Peter joined the Dominican Order and became a fierce preacher against heresy in Italy.…
Saint Pius V (Michel Ghislieri)
A 16th-century Dominican Pope, Pius V was a rigorous reformer of the Church and its customs following the Council of Tre…
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Born in 1226 into a noble Italian family, Thomas Aquinas joined the Order of Saint Dominic despite the violent oppositio…
Saint Thomas Aquinas
An illustrious 13th-century Dominican theologian, Saint Thomas Aquinas is the author of the Summa Theologica. Canonized …
Venerable Yves Mahyeuc
A Dominican religious born in 1462, Yves Mahyeuc became the confessor to Queen Anne of Brittany before being appointed B…