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São Domingos (other)
São Domingos (Portuguese for Saint Dominic) may refer to: Places Brazil * São Domingos, Bahia * São Domingos, Goiás * São Domingos, Santa Catarina * São Domingos, Sergipe * São Domingos do Araguaia, Pará * São Domingos do Azeitão, Maranhão *São Domingos do Capim, Pará * São Domingos do Cariri, Paraíba * São Domingos das Dores, Minas Gerais * São Domingos do Maranhão, Maranhãop * São Domingos do Norte, Espírito Santo * São Domingos de Pombal, Paraíba * São Domingos do Prata, Minas Gerais * São Domingos do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul * São Domingos (district of São Paulo) * A neighbourhood of Niterói Cape Verde * São Domingos, Cape Verde, a town in the island of Santiago *São Domingos, Cape Verde (municipality), a municipality in the island of Santiago Portugal *São Domingos (Santiago do Cacém), a parish in the municipality of Santiago do Cacém *São Domingos de Ana Loura, a parish in the municipality of Estremoz *São Domingos de Benfica, a parish in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Dominic
Saint Dominic, (; 8 August 1170 – 6 August 1221), also known as Dominic de Guzmán (), was a Castilians, Castilian Catholic priest and the founder of the Dominican Order. He is the patron saint of astronomers and natural scientists, and he and his order are traditionally credited with spreading and popularizing the rosary. Life Birth and early life Dominic was born in Caleruega, halfway between Osma and Aranda de Duero in Old Castile, Spain. He was named after Dominic of Silos, Saint Dominic of Silos. The Benedictine abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos lies a few miles north of Caleruega. In the earliest narrative source, by Jordan of Saxony, Dominic's parents are not named. The story is told that before his birth his barren mother made a pilgrimage to the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos, Abbey at Silos, and dreamt that a dog leapt from her womb carrying a flaming torch in its mouth, and seemed to set the earth on fire. This story is likely to have emerged when his order became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
