Italo-Switzerland: sisters in the footsteps of St Dominic
Travelling is a characteristic aspect of every Christian’s experience of life and faith. But it was so in a very special way for St. Dominic, who even made it one of his characteristic nine ways (...)
6 août : solennité de notre Saint Père Saint Dominique
Il y a 800 ans, le 6 août 1221, à midi, est monté au ciel S. Domenico. Que notre Saint Fondateur intercède auprès du trône de Dieu, et aide tous ses enfants à vivre fidèlement leur sainte vocation. (...)
Le “Libellus” sur le commencement de l’Ordre des Prêcheurs
Le plus ancien témoignage sur saint Dominique nous vient de Jourdain de Saxe, qui lui succéda à la tête de l’Ordre de 1221 à 1237 (année de sa mort). Son œuvre s’intitule « Petit livre sur le (...)
Blessed Jordan of Saxony, second Master-General of the Order of Preachers
Born around 1190 in Saxony. In 1220 he received the Dominican habit. On the death of Saint Dominic (1221) he succeeded him as head of the Order of Preachers. He died shipwrecked on February 13, (...)
Discovering Dominican places: 6. Bologna (Italy)
Here we are at the sixth and last step of our marathon: Bologna! From Castile to the Po Valley, passing through the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Apennines ... and much, much more. Here the earthly (...)
