{"id":53473,"date":"2021-08-22T16:02:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T14:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topa.be\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/spc-saint-dominic\/"},"modified":"2021-11-07T12:53:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T11:53:54","slug":"sint-dominicus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/sint-dominicus\/","title":{"rendered":"SPK Saint Dominic"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Saint Paul\u2019s, the Antwerp Dominican church, a revelation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Saint Dominic, the founder of the order,
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Dominic\u2019s identity card<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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born:<\/td>\nbetween 1171 and 1173 in Claruega, in the bishopric of Osma (Castile, Spain).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
parents:<\/td>\nFelix de Guzm\u00e1n and Juana de Aza.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
name:<\/td>\nde Guzm\u00e1n, as a canon also \u2018de Osma\u2019, after his official residence.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
first name:<\/td>\nDomenico (\u2018of the Lord\u2019; Latin: \u2018Dominicus\u2019).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
education:<\/td>\nsince the age of 14 higher education in\u00a0 arts, discussion, theology and Biblical studies in Palencia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
social position:<\/td>\nnobleman by birth, since 1196 canon in Osma, ordained a priest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
voyages:<\/td>\nWhen he returned from Rome with his bishop, he helped the latter to convert the Albigensians in the south of France. After his bishop\u2019s death in 1207 this remained his most important mission.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
founder:<\/td>\nIn 1215 he founded the order of Preachers (predicatores), from the insight that heretical movements flourish due to lack of popular education and pastors.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
writings:<\/td>\nstrangely enough none has been preserved, with the exception of a few letters.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
death:<\/td>\n6th<\/sup>\u00a0August 1221 in Bologna, where his relics rest.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
canonisation:<\/td>\n1234<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saint\u2019s day:<\/td>\nBecause the day of Dominic\u2019s death was the feast of Jesus\u2019 transfiguration on Mount Tabor, before Vatican II he was celebrated on 4th<\/sup>\u00a0August; now he is on 8th<\/sup>\u00a0August. The Epistle of that day is a passage from\u00a0 Paul\u2019s\u00a0Second Epistle to Timothy<\/em>\u00a0(4:1-8) about the true gospel.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
apostolic mission:<\/td>\nAccording to the legend Paul appeared to him in a vision and gave him this commission:\u00a0\u201cPreach the word of God, Dominic, for this task I have elected you\u201d.<\/em>\u00a0On his voyages Dominic carried the Gospel according to Saint Matthew and the Epistles of Saint Paul.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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