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